⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 8:41 · DEN 17-5 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:48 · DEN 44-36 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:02 · DEN 133-123 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
