⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 25-9 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:40 · HOU 97-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:14 · HOU 68-85 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 9:16 · HOU 59-82 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 2:01 · HOU 80-98 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 7:38 · HOU 97-113 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q1 5:12 · HOU 15-15 BKN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 5:14 · HOU 68-85 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 33 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
