⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9 in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 10:49 · HOU 13-5 DEN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q1 2:37 · HOU 36-19 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 1:34 · HOU 105-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:42 · HOU 86-75 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:43 · HOU 13-14 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:27 · HOU 84-75 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
