⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 22
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 8:37 · DEN 15-6 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 5:16 · DEN 60-59 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lorinza Harrington Offensive Foul
Q4 3:47 · DEN 78-81 NO
- Turnover
Lorinza Harrington Foul
Q4 3:47 · DEN 78-81 NO
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
Q4 2:45 · DEN 80-83 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:54 · DEN 39-35 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:41 · DEN 80-83 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Lorinza Harrington.
Q4 2:14 · DEN 80-84 NO
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · DEN 80-84 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
