⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-9Q122-28
-1Q219-19
+10Q333-18
+1Q421-21
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- They went cold, no of seven from three
- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy0%
7Threes made0
13Blocks5
26Free throws made14
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
