⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+4Q128-22
-23Q211-31
+3Q326-19
+11Q429-16
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
6Blocks0
10Threes made4
31%Three-point accuracy20%
10Offensive rebounds17
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
