⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 32 from three- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 9
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 11-point lead to 21
Q1 2:14 · DEN 44-23 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 9:36 · DEN 56-28 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q2 5:57 · DEN 64-31 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
