⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 8- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:13 · DEN 14-9 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 6:08 · DEN 71-59 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 3:27 · DEN 109-91 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
