⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:17 · DEN 44-45 HOU
- Steal
P.J. Dozier stole it from Christian Wood
Q4 1:14 · DEN 92-94 HOU
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a 23-foot three jumper, Will Barton with the assist
Q4 0:51 · DEN 95-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 3:52 · DEN 88-89 HOU
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 3:52 · DEN 88-89 HOU
- Turnover
P.J. Dozier bad pass
Q4 3:40 · DEN 88-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · DEN 88-89 HOU
- Turnover
Daniel Theis bad pass
Q4 3:04 · DEN 89-91 HOU
- Turnover
Christian Wood lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · DEN 92-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
