⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:13 · DEN 23-32 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario Double Technical Foul. Bob Sura gains possession.
Q3 6:11 · DEN 58-63 HOU
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony Technical Foul. Anthony's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:38 · DEN 63-67 HOU
- Technical
Francisco Elson Double Technical Foul. Maurice Taylor gains possession.
Q3 2:53 · DEN 64-70 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 10:03 · DEN 4-18 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:07 · DEN 75-88 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 2:13 · DEN 92-112 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
