⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 23- Went cold from three, eight of 28
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 9:32 · DEN 47-33 HOU
- Ties it
Arron Afflalo hit a 27-foot three jumper, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DEN 99-99 HOU
- Go-ahead
Danilo Gallinari hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ty Lawson with the assist
OT 2:43 · DEN 104-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson traveling
Q4 3:02 · DEN 92-92 HOU
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried bad pass
Q4 0:06 · DEN 96-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:24 · DEN 108-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
James Harden hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:10 · DEN 96-98 HOU
- Lead
Donatas Motiejunas hit a 6-foot two point shot, James Harden with the assist
OT 4:05 · DEN 99-101 HOU
- Lead
Donatas Motiejunas hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 3:41 · DEN 101-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Darrell Arthur draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · DEN 94-93 HOU
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 1:51 · DEN 94-93 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:28 · DEN 94-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
