⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 47
- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
- Made sixteen threes to their 23
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 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:04 · HOU 30-34 BKN
- Lead
Austin Rivers hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:22 · HOU 134-131 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
PJ Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 129-128 BKN
- Missed FT
PJ Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 129-128 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:47 · HOU 142-138 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 0:26 · HOU 131-131 BKN
- Ties it
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 28-foot threeer
Q4 0:08 · HOU 131-131 BKN
- Ties it
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 0:28 · HOU 142-142 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · HOU 127-121 BKN
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 1:50 · HOU 139-135 BKN
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:40 · HOU 142-140 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 23 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
