⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, seven of ten from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:31 · DEN 43-44 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 8:26 · DEN 78-61 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
