⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 30-15 off them- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:30 · NY 91-97 HOU
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:29 · NY 105-103 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:52 · NY 107-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Landry Shamet misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NY 107-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:05 · NY 55-65 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:34 · NY 67-82 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:52 · NY 75-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun bad pass turnover
Q4 1:34 · NY 101-103 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · NY 103-103 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:48 · NY 103-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
