⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, two of eleven
A 16-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 3 in the third 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q2 10:07 · DEN 46-28 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:48 · DEN 89-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:48 · DEN 81-80 MIL
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · DEN 83-80 MIL
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · DEN 93-86 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:44 · DEN 55-52 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Offensive Foul
Q4 4:11 · DEN 83-80 MIL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Foul
Q4 4:11 · DEN 83-80 MIL
- Turnover
T.J. Ford Lost Ball. Stolen by Marcus Camby.
Q4 0:11 · DEN 94-86 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 16 | Blocks | 6 |
