⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 33 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 18-10 off them
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:48 · DEN 50-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 0:41 · DEN 96-69 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
