⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nineteen
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:26 · HOU 73-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:40 · HOU 89-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:48 · HOU 65-70 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 7:31 · HOU 80-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 0:58 · HOU 87-93 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 0:58 · HOU 87-93 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · HOU 87-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 7 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
