⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46- A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20
Q1 2:33 · HOU 45-25 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 7:15 · HOU 93-68 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
