⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+4Q127-23
-6Q229-34
+14Q329-12
+3Q424-17
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
45%Three-point accuracy20%
13Blocks5
5Threes made2
24Free throws made14
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
