⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 3:51 · HOU 67-53 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 7:39 · HOU 96-73 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 8:41 · HOU 119-90 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:22 · HOU 89-73 NY
- Flagrant
Tyson Chandler flagrant foul type 1 (Omer Asik draws the foul)
Q3 5:31 · HOU 90-73 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
