⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+4Q125-21
+9Q229-20
-6Q323-28
-8Q424-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 36 free throws to their seventeen- Went cold from three, seven of 25
Key battles
15Free throws made23
22Assists16
58%Shooting from the field45%
33%Three-point accuracy28%
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
