⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 35 from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:56 · DEN 31-26 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:05 · DEN 97-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
David Adelman technical foul
Q1 2:53 · DEN 23-23 HOU
- Technical
David Adelman technical foul
Q4 8:40 · DEN 72-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 7:37 · DEN 37-45 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 1:15 · DEN 66-82 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 2:53 · DEN 23-23 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kevin Durant and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Q4 11:09 · DEN 68-85 HOU
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q4 5:22 · DEN 84-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 19 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
