⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- Made seven threes to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:18 · BKN 15-9 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 4:28 · BKN 24-11 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · BKN 103-99 HOU
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 1:51 · BKN 103-99 HOU
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · BKN 108-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:20 · BKN 44-40 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:30 · BKN 84-82 HOU
- Steal
Marcus Thornton stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:37 · BKN 108-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · BKN 99-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:03 · BKN 103-99 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · BKN 108-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 20 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
