⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-5Q121-26
-9Q221-30
-6Q319-23
+4Q425-21
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 40
Key battles
7Steals2
12Points off turnovers22
41%Three-point accuracy29%
20Assists28
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
