⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 35 from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 32
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:25 · HOU 15-10 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:51 · HOU 15-18 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:00 · HOU 16-26 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 9:28 · HOU 78-110 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 18 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
