⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:57 · HOU 21-27 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:26 · HOU 13-25 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 2:46 · HOU 63-76 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 1:40 · HOU 85-105 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
