⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 32 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 6:20 · HOU 25-8 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 4:11 · HOU 60-36 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:14 · HOU 27-12 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q3 5:13 · HOU 80-56 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 4:13 · HOU 109-87 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:05 · HOU 111-95 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Mirza Teletovic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:10 · HOU 86-56 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 19 | Threes made | 6 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
