⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ 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
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Marcus Camby.
Q4 3:21 · HOU 69-75 DEN
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:29 · HOU 71-79 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 5:46 · HOU 7-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · HOU 76-81 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · HOU 76-81 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · HOU 76-81 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
