⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 nineteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 28 from three
- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
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 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:20 · HOU 35-21 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:28 · HOU 114-84 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 3:18 · HOU 92-70 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 7 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 16 | Blocks | 20 |
