⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 32-18 off them- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 11:38 · DEN 12-4 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:11 · DEN 42-39 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 10:22 · DEN 115-88 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 7:43 · DEN 12-16 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 7:28 · DEN 118-99 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 40 | Assists | 30 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
