⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 0:27 · HOU 31-30 DEN
- Steal
Jae'Sean Tate stole it from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Q4 0:11 · HOU 105-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · HOU 105-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 107-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:20 · HOU 103-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass
Q4 0:11 · HOU 105-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
