⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-1Q135-33
-3Q223-24
+1Q332-32
+7Q432-26
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better 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 one- Shot well above their usual, ten of 22 from three
Key battles
45%Three-point accuracy11%
10Threes made1
8Points off turnovers12
22Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
