⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- Went cold from three, eight of 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:05 · HOU 13-9 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 1:34 · HOU 109-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:31 · HOU 98-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:03 · HOU 61-56 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q2 8:44 · HOU 45-32 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
