⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their no- They went cold, no of six from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-11 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:52 · MEM 62-60 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Solomon Technical Foul
Q2 9:40 · MEM 27-24 DEN
- Missed FT
Willie Solomon missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:32 · MEM 50-55 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 2:58 · MEM 42-47 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:57 · MEM 66-73 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q4 5:10 · MEM 70-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George McCloud missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:40 · MEM 27-24 DEN
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 7:26 · MEM 54-58 DEN
- Missed FT
Avery Johnson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:52 · MEM 56-60 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 0 | Threes made | 10 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
