⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+11Q129-18
+7Q228-21
-9Q320-30
-1Q421-24
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 22-12 off them- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to nine
Key battles
12Steals5
19Offensive rebounds9
22Points off turnovers12
14Turnovers21
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
