⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 9:41 · DEN 62-51 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:09 · DEN 99-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw
Q4 1:23 · DEN 99-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:45 · DEN 97-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:21 · DEN 97-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses technical free throw
Q4 2:09 · DEN 99-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
