⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- A 20-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 47 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 15-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 23 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:15 · HOU 26-11 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q2 3:34 · HOU 72-35 DEN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 47
Q3 2:22 · HOU 114-67 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 23
Q2 1:19 · HOU 75-52 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 48-point deficit to 34
Q4 3:56 · HOU 120-86 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Steals | 19 |
| 22 | Blocks | 14 |
