⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 11:11 · HOU 14-1 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 7:24 · HOU 52-37 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:56 · HOU 77-61 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:07 · HOU 37-28 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:28 · HOU 63-54 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
