⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 6:11 · HOU 19-16 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 9:41 · HOU 39-26 NY
- Winner
Aaron Holiday hit a free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:00 · HOU 104-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun offensive foul
Q4 1:31 · HOU 101-99 NY
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun turnover
Q4 1:31 · HOU 101-99 NY
- Missed FT
Aaron Holiday misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:00 · HOU 105-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:01 · HOU 91-89 NY
- Ties it
Jalen Brunson hit a 14-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:08 · HOU 103-103 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul
Q3 12:00 · HOU 57-43 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
