⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:32 · NY 74-63 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 0:00 · NY 112-90 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 6:22 · NY 129-97 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:21 · NY 49-49 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q4 3:55 · NY 132-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:36 · NY 71-63 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
