⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+5Q127-17
+1Q226-26
-9Q315-23
-2Q417-16
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Went cold from three, three of eighteen
Key battles
17%Three-point accuracy38%
16Blocks7
22Free throws made15
17Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 16 | Blocks | 7 |
