⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 16-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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 6:07 · HOU 28-16 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q1 3:28 · HOU 39-18 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 6:51 · HOU 99-92 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q1 8:48 · HOU 8-11 BKN
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:40 · HOU 65-54 BKN
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:20 · HOU 108-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 8:47 · HOU 47-34 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:34 · HOU 88-86 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses technical free throw
Q3 10:40 · HOU 65-54 BKN
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen traveling
Q4 3:45 · HOU 99-92 BKN
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:20 · HOU 108-98 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
