⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2- A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 19-10 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:37 · HOU 85-85 NY
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:43 · HOU 98-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · HOU 100-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:31 · HOU 41-43 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 7:58 · HOU 64-66 NY
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:04 · HOU 100-98 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · HOU 33-32 NY
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:01 · HOU 63-66 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · HOU 98-95 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
