⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 21- Won the second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to fourteen
- Made three threes to their nine
- They shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:58 · DEN 95-90 ORL
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:54 · DEN 101-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia Technical Foul
Q3 0:50 · DEN 75-73 ORL
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue Lost Ball. Stolen by Earl Boykins.
Q4 3:19 · DEN 94-90 ORL
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue Bad Pass. Stolen by Nene Hilario.
Q4 2:06 · DEN 97-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 8 |
