⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+6Q134-25
0Q222-23
-8Q323-30
+4Q426-22
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
Key battles
24Free throws made13
30Assists18
58%Three-point accuracy39%
11Threes made7
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
