⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+2Q127-23
+3Q220-15
-18Q317-35
-1Q429-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 25-15 off them
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
11Turnovers21
14Offensive rebounds7
10Steals5
2Blocks5
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
