⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 10:39 · DEN 34-43 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 11:08 · DEN 65-71 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:34 · DEN 101-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses technical free throw
Q2 1:23 · DEN 45-62 HOU
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:37 · DEN 102-108 HOU
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · DEN 106-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:59 · DEN 5-15 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 4:39 · DEN 43-59 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Clint Capela traveling
Q4 3:15 · DEN 102-108 HOU
- Turnover
Chris Paul traveling
Q4 0:27 · DEN 108-114 HOU
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 114-119 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 6 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Steals | 18 |
| 27 | Blocks | 23 |
