⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of thirteen from three
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 21-8 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses technical free throw
Q2 0:23 · DEN 50-52 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 9:00 · DEN 56-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 12:00 · DEN 26-25 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:09 · DEN 92-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DEN 103-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
