⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-6Q133-42
-6Q230-31
-4Q321-26
-4Q426-29
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 37 from three
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 54
Key battles
24Offensive rebounds10
9Free throws made21
5Steals11
9Threes made17
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
