⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-5Q116-22
+1Q229-29
+8Q333-23
-14Q415-29
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 38 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
Key battles
15%Three-point accuracy44%
3Threes made7
43Rebounds68
16Free throws made24
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
