⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-12Q119-32
-5Q222-29
0Q331-30
+12Q437-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Made five threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three
Key battles
14Threes made5
3Steals8
54%Three-point accuracy33%
15Free throws made25
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
