⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+12Q138-26
+4Q231-26
-15Q323-37
+24Q438-15
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 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 sixteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nine
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
22Free throws made6
24Fast break points9
16Threes made8
47%Three-point accuracy32%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q4 11:52 · HOU 104-89 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:40 · HOU 27-22 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
