⏱️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
+4Q125-21
0Q233-30
-2Q327-27
+1Q426-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
Key battles
13Turnovers21
58%Three-point accuracy39%
52Points in the paint36
7Threes made11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:50 · DEN 22-19 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carl Landry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:04 · DEN 85-78 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
