⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
-18Q116-29
+1Q222-20
+1Q326-25
+4Q427-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 21-6 off them
Key battles
21Points off turnovers6
12Free throws made28
9Turnovers20
8Blocks3
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
