⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 30 rebounds to 19
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q1 1:37 · HOU 34-13 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q4 6:28 · HOU 101-71 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 9:40 · HOU 90-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Camby flagrant foul type 1 (Luis Scola draws the foul)
Q3 2:21 · HOU 79-56 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 87 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
