⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Winner
Juwan Howard made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Voshon Lenard.
Q4 0:35 · DEN 39-37 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George McCloud missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · DEN 39-37 OKC
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · DEN 40-37 OKC
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · DEN 40-37 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:22 · DEN 33-32 OKC
- Ties it
Brent Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:48 · DEN 37-37 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass
Q4 3:31 · DEN 37-35 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
