⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-2Q120-21
-10Q217-26
+7Q329-20
+3Q423-19
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- Went cold from three, four of 21
Key battles
11Free throws made25
22Fast break points10
19%Three-point accuracy33%
19Offensive rebounds11
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
