⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:07 · DEN 10-2 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 0:41 · DEN 59-37 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 8:49 · DEN 92-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 2:44 · DEN 73-50 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
