⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:53 · HOU 15-4 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:42 · HOU 74-93 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q4 3:45 · HOU 101-117 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae'Sean Tate technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:19 · HOU 40-49 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:39 · HOU 31-35 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 8:19 · HOU 40-55 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 1:05 · HOU 74-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q2 6:19 · HOU 40-49 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
