⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q1 6:58 · BKN 23-28 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 8:26 · BKN 76-92 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:57 · BKN 36-43 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 10:49 · BKN 68-87 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q4 7:52 · BKN 99-127 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 21 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
