⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 12
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:28 · HOU 56-41 DEN
- Ties it
Luis Scola hit a layup, Aaron Brooks with the assist
Q4 0:41 · HOU 121-121 DEN
- Winner
Aaron Brooks hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · HOU 125-123 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks turnover
Q4 3:53 · HOU 111-115 DEN
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · HOU 115-119 DEN
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · HOU 123-121 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:22 · HOU 69-65 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 11:42 · HOU 93-104 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 0:20 · HOU 123-123 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)
Q4 3:38 · HOU 111-115 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo turnover
Q4 3:38 · HOU 111-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
