⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 27- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Noah Clowney misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q1 6:30 · BKN 9-18 HOU
- Missed FT
Cam Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 7:02 · BKN 30-41 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:22 · BKN 2-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 9:41 · BKN 47-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tari Eason flagrant foul type 1
Q1 6:30 · BKN 7-18 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
