⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+2Q121-21
+8Q232-25
+12Q330-17
-2Q425-24
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 18-8 off them- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 38
Key battles
38Assists17
13Fast break points5
18Points off turnovers8
10Blocks4
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 38 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
