⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+1Q127-25
-4Q222-24
+19Q331-11
-10Q416-23
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
Key battles
4Threes made2
25Points off turnovers17
20Free throws made27
14Assists19
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 0:49 · DEN 32-25 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
