⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:02 · NY 30-25 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:27 · NY 62-53 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
