⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+2Q128-27
-6Q214-21
+5Q323-20
-5Q423-27
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
Key battles
24%Three-point accuracy53%
11Free throws made5
11Steals5
6Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
