⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:56 · BKN 81-82 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 6:36 · BKN 107-101 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 3:03 · BKN 117-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · BKN 111-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 8:34 · BKN 6-24 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danuel House Jr. steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:17 · BKN 105-101 HOU
- Turnover
Christian Wood out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:43 · BKN 109-103 HOU
- Turnover
Christian Wood lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · BKN 111-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
