⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 40 free throws to their 21- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28
- Made three threes to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:43 · DEN 25-19 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:52 · DEN 44-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:44 · DEN 54-55 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · DEN 111-104 HOU
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DEN 113-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:25 · DEN 29-33 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q1 2:35 · DEN 18-19 HOU
- Turnover
Brad Miller turnover
Q4 2:21 · DEN 105-97 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 0:22 · DEN 113-106 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
