⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+15Q133-16
-8Q227-30
-14Q320-31
+6Q426-22
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 23-12 off them
Key battles
24Free throws made8
12Points off turnovers23
18Turnovers11
4Threes made7
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
