⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 43 from three- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 10:00 · NY 43-29 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae'Sean Tate technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:23 · NY 90-77 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
