⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 23- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 55
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q1 5:29 · BKN 35-14 HOU
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 1:01 · BKN 102-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Thomas traveling
Q4 1:50 · BKN 102-97 HOU
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 0:08 · BKN 103-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · BKN 106-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q2 1:45 · BKN 60-44 HOU
- Steal
Amen Thompson stole it from Royce O'Neale
Q4 0:08 · BKN 103-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · BKN 102-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BKN 105-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BKN 105-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
