⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty- Made five threes to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:45 · DEN 32-27 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:22 · DEN 59-53 HOU
- Ties it
Chucky Atkins hit a three jumper, Marcus Camby with the assist
2OT 1:31 · DEN 106-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Carter bad pass
Q4 0:17 · DEN 94-94 HOU
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
OT 1:24 · DEN 100-99 HOU
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera bad pass
2OT 3:19 · DEN 103-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 1:39 · DEN 94-97 HOU
- Lead
Shane Battier hit a 25-foot three jumper, Yao Ming with the assist
OT 4:35 · DEN 94-97 HOU
- Go-ahead
Shane Battier hit a 27-foot three jumper, Rafer Alston with the assist
2OT 0:36 · DEN 108-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Eduardo Najera draws the foul)
Q4 3:25 · DEN 89-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:52 · DEN 102-102 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:06 · DEN 102-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 102 | Rebounds | 87 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
