⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- They went cold, thirteen of 44 from three
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 46
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:16 · HOU 26-20 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:33 · HOU 69-64 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 5:36 · HOU 107-89 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:06 · HOU 37-40 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses technical free throw
Q2 5:06 · HOU 37-40 BKN
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 19 | Threes made | 13 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
