⏱️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 third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 26-15 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 68
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:16 · HOU 16-11 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 10:52 · HOU 43-28 BKN
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 27-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:47 · HOU 116-116 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:57 · HOU 112-109 BKN
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · HOU 118-118 BKN
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 120-118 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Ties it
Trevor Booker hit a driving layup
Q4 2:19 · HOU 113-113 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 3:14 · HOU 113-116 BKN
- Ties it
Joe Harris hit a driving layup, Jeremy Lin with the assist
Q4 0:39 · HOU 118-118 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean Kilpatrick turnover
Q4 1:30 · HOU 116-116 BKN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez lost ball turnover
Q4 1:02 · HOU 118-116 BKN
- Turnover
Sean Kilpatrick bad pass
Q4 0:06 · HOU 120-118 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
