⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 22 threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 47 from three
- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 60
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:22 · HOU 25-22 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:12 · HOU 67-54 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q4 9:13 · HOU 117-100 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 2:04 · HOU 33-35 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 22 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
