⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 3:22 · PHI 22-10 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 9:48 · PHI 36-16 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:37 · PHI 40-20 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 2:39 · PHI 49-37 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
