⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 27- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 1:25 · DEN 28-27 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:05 · DEN 96-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:43 · DEN 92-103 HOU
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:32 · DEN 96-103 HOU
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:41 · DEN 101-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 6:34 · DEN 14-20 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 1:06 · DEN 74-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:26 · DEN 55-64 HOU
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · DEN 101-109 HOU
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DEN 106-113 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
