⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 27- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 25-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:36 · NY 35-44 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:45 · NY 47-51 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kenyon Martin flagrant foul type 1 (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)
Q2 5:16 · NY 33-40 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard
Q3 7:41 · NY 61-59 HOU
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 4:01 · NY 93-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 7:22 · NY 61-69 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 11:12 · NY 78-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · NY 97-102 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:39 · NY 104-107 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · NY 104-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 38 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
