⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 39 from three
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 25-14 off them
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 56
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:15 · NY 91-91 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:14 · NY 101-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · NY 103-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:57 · NY 11-18 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 0:55 · NY 47-50 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:26 · NY 67-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Wood inbound turnover
Q4 4:55 · NY 91-91 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 4:03 · NY 92-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · NY 101-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
