⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 29 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 0:02 · HOU 43-24 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 4:45 · HOU 96-90 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:54 · HOU 58-50 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:34 · HOU 60-60 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:42 · HOU 96-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:42 · HOU 96-90 DEN
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 4:06 · HOU 98-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| HOU | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. DurantF Double-double | 36 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 10-10 | +3 |
J. Smith Jr.F | 38 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | +10 |
A. SengunC Double-double | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | -3 |
F. VanVleetG | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | +1 |
A. ThompsonG | 35 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 |
T. EasonF | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +18 |
R. SheppardG | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +11 |
M. SmartG | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
B. BogdanovicG | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
I. CrawfordF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
B. ThorntonG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 110 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 41-91 | 14-38 | 14-17 |
Did not playJ. Tate (coach's decision), S. Adams (right soleus strain), C. Capela (right ankle sprain)
Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. GordonF | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +6 |
C. JohnsonF | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | -2 |
N. JokicC Double-double | 39 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 11-21 | 1-5 | 2-2 | -2 |
J. MurrayG | 39 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 14-23 | 5-8 | 5-5 | +1 |
C. BraunG | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | -1 |
D. DeRozanG | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | -16 |
T. BrazileF | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -3 |
S. JonesF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -19 |
M. Bagley IIIF | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -7 |
T. JonesG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -11 |
B. HopkinsF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
A. DialloF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
D. Holmes IIF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 100 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37-83 | 8-29 | 18-25 |
Did not playZ. Nnaji (coach's decision)
