⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the third quarter- They shot well above their usual, eight of seventeen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:22 · DEN 28-18 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:33 · DEN 71-78 HOU
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 2:09 · DEN 82-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · DEN 84-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:54 · DEN 40-52 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q3 6:50 · DEN 49-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · DEN 82-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · DEN 82-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 90-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
