⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of nineteen from three
- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:03 · HOU 76-79 DEN
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 3:40 · HOU 89-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 10:26 · HOU 76-85 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:24 · HOU 89-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Shelden Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:05 · HOU 84-88 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario offensive foul (3rd personal foul)
Q4 1:38 · HOU 91-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · HOU 91-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
