⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 8:26 · DEN 19-4 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 8:56 · DEN 42-18 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 0:00 · DEN 98-68 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 4:13 · DEN 111-90 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robert Traylor Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 9:59 · DEN 98-70 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
