⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 8:47 · DEN 37-24 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 2:01 · DEN 53-35 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 10:30 · DEN 78-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Howard Eisley bad pass
Q4 1:22 · DEN 85-80 HOU
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson backcourt
Q4 0:37 · DEN 85-82 HOU
- Turnover
Howard Eisley lost ball
Q4 0:13 · DEN 85-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:48 · DEN 29-24 HOU
- Winner
Chuck Hayes hit a dunk
Q4 0:13 · DEN 85-86 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 1:29 · DEN 85-88 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
