⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 points behind 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 11:11 · HOU 64-52 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin McHale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · HOU 21-31 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:49 · HOU 7-11 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
