⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-18 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 2:56 · WSH 29-12 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 11:23 · WSH 39-17 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:35 · WSH 99-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Menk Bateer Technical Foul
Q1 1:17 · WSH 25-12 DEN
- Technical
Menk Bateer Technical Foul
Q3 9:19 · WSH 65-38 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
