⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Lost the glass, 41 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
- Ties it
Allen Iverson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 1:00 · DEN 86-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yakhouba Diawara offensive foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · DEN 83-84 HOU
- Turnover
Yakhouba Diawara turnover
Q4 1:47 · DEN 83-84 HOU
- Turnover
Nene Hilario turnover
Q4 1:27 · DEN 83-86 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:28 · DEN 30-32 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 8:02 · DEN 49-58 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 3:17 · DEN 83-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q2 3:14 · DEN 35-36 HOU
- Missed FT
Shane Battier misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:17 · DEN 83-77 HOU
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 86-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
