⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
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 stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 4:57 · HOU 56-36 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:40 · HOU 92-71 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:10 · HOU 9-16 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q1 11:08 · HOU 2-0 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
