⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 26- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:41 · DEN 30-27 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 8:36 · DEN 59-53 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 0:27 · DEN 87-68 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 9:19 · DEN 30-38 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q1 5:16 · DEN 14-14 HOU
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q3 2:19 · DEN 73-64 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
