⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 1:24 · DEN 108-91 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:11 · DEN 55-49 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
