⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+5Q127-22
+8Q238-26
-11Q315-23
-16Q416-32
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
Key battles
4Threes made11
27%Three-point accuracy48%
7Offensive rebounds12
4Blocks2
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
