⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Andre Iguodala
Q4 1:52 · HOU 85-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Marcus Morris and Danilo Gallinari
Q2 9:53 · HOU 24-27 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:26 · HOU 35-46 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:04 · HOU 72-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 3:51 · HOU 78-85 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · HOU 85-89 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried offensive rebound
Q4 0:59 · HOU 87-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
