⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 24
- A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up in the second quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up
Q2 9:12 · HOU 53-35 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 2:26 · HOU 28-29 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:03 · HOU 81-70 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:07 · HOU 118-105 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
