⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 38 free throws to their eighteen
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
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Danilo Gallinari
Q4 2:24 · HOU 102-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza traveling
Q4 3:45 · HOU 100-99 DEN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · HOU 102-99 DEN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · HOU 106-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:17 · HOU 64-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari bad pass
Q4 2:24 · HOU 102-99 DEN
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:55 · HOU 106-101 DEN
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:17 · HOU 110-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
