⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+6Q135-29
0Q227-26
+4Q326-23
-11Q428-34
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
Key battles
9Threes made4
8Blocks4
14Offensive rebounds9
18Points off turnovers25
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
