⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
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
- Winner
Cameron Johnson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 2:04 · BKN 111-110 HOU
- Steal
Spencer Dinwiddie stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 1:50 · BKN 111-110 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 2:52 · BKN 116-110 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:01 · BKN 76-80 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 11:19 · BKN 89-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:40 · BKN 103-108 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 1:50 · BKN 111-110 HOU
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 · BKN 113-110 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
