⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-16Q121-34
-12Q216-27
+4Q327-24
+12Q433-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-16 off them
Key battles
7Steals13
29%Three-point accuracy20%
16Points off turnovers24
14Free throws made21
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
