⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their eighteen- A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:40 · HOU 12-2 DEN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22
Q2 11:19 · HOU 50-28 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 6:39 · HOU 84-63 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:18 · HOU 66-59 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:16 · HOU 99-89 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
