⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their four- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
A 25-0 run took them from 5 down to 20 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q1 4:04 · HOU 17-31 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:12 · HOU 46-49 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 10:22 · HOU 71-63 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run took them from 5 down to 20 up
Q1 10:57 · HOU 5-25 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:43 · HOU 102-87 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Doug McDermott flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:58 · HOU 82-69 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 6 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Steals | 18 |
| 15 | Blocks | 20 |
