⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 29-20 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:11 · HOU 42-40 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:43 · HOU 95-105 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 8:07 · HOU 7-13 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 4:47 · HOU 59-72 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
