⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 2:05 · DEN 39-26 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:03 · DEN 27-26 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:24 · DEN 129-116 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
