⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Offensive Foul
Q4 1:58 · HOU 99-95 DEN
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Foul
Q4 1:58 · HOU 99-95 DEN
- Turnover
Mark Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 0:03 · HOU 106-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul
Q4 12:00 · HOU 78-73 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:18 · HOU 92-91 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 2:31 · HOU 97-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
