⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 2:13 · DEN 43-38 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:05 · DEN 8-12 BOS
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · DEN 88-80 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:20 · DEN 14-22 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Grant Long Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 8:03 · DEN 23-30 BOS
- Technical
Tony Battie Technical Foul
Q4 9:56 · DEN 73-59 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
