⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:30 · HOU 8-0 DEN
- Go-ahead
Stromile Swift hit a layup, Luther Head with the assist
Q4 2:46 · HOU 86-85 DEN
- Ties it
Stromile Swift hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · HOU 90-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:31 · HOU 81-82 DEN
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · HOU 83-85 DEN
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 1:16 · HOU 88-87 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:13 · HOU 31-37 DEN
- Go-ahead
Earl Boykins hit a 26-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 0:31 · HOU 88-90 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 0:01 · HOU 90-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 4:05 · HOU 81-82 DEN
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 3:49 · HOU 83-82 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 1:31 · HOU 88-87 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
