⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-20 off them- Went cold from three, eleven of 44
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 0:51 · NY 35-28 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:06 · NY 90-92 HOU
- Go-ahead
Allonzo Trier hit a driving layup
Q4 0:20 · NY 110-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:24 · NY 93-99 HOU
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · NY 101-104 HOU
- Turnover
Noah Vonleh lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · NY 110-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:34 · NY 65-63 HOU
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a 28-foot three jumper
Q4 0:11 · NY 110-112 HOU
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Noah Vonleh
Q4 0:05 · NY 110-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:59 · NY 104-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
