⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Ties it
Andre Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Q4 2:50 · DEN 87-87 HOU
- Winner
Voshon Lenard made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:08 · DEN 95-94 HOU
- Ties it
Voshon Lenard made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Q4 0:08 · DEN 94-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:17 · DEN 70-77 HOU
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:13 · DEN 83-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · DEN 92-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:15 · DEN 0-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:52 · DEN 21-35 HOU
- Lead
Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
Q4 0:52 · DEN 91-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 1:45 · DEN 87-91 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 1:12 · DEN 89-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · DEN 92-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
