⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston lost ball
OT 4:39 · HOU 108-108 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)
OT 1:50 · HOU 110-113 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
OT 1:50 · HOU 110-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:26 · HOU 58-62 DEN
- Winner
Allen Iverson hit a 28-foot threeer, J.R. Smith with the assist
OT 3:19 · HOU 108-111 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 2:36 · HOU 108-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Iverson traveling
OT 4:35 · HOU 108-108 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:11 · HOU 110-113 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:11 · HOU 110-113 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
