⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 3:01 · BKN 52-45 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 8:30 · BKN 78-67 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses technical free throw
Q4 6:18 · BKN 94-83 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin McHale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:18 · BKN 94-83 HOU
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:54 · BKN 94-87 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
