⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+16Q130-15
0Q222-20
-19Q313-29
-1Q424-21
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 21-8 off them
Key battles
1Steals9
8Points off turnovers21
18Turnovers7
65Rebounds51
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
