⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:57 · HOU 76-88 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Amen Thompson technical foul
Q4 1:05 · HOU 86-101 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:04 · HOU 23-32 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 1:44 · HOU 38-53 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
