⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, three of eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Calvin Booth made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Q4 2:08 · OKC 95-95 DEN
- Ties it
Rashard Lewis made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:10 · OKC 97-97 DEN
- Lead
Rashard Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:10 · OKC 98-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:44 · OKC 93-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 3:39 · OKC 22-35 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:35 · OKC 91-94 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony made Layup.
Q4 0:06 · OKC 98-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby Technical Foul
Q3 3:02 · OKC 76-75 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:26 · OKC 93-95 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Traveling
Q4 0:32 · OKC 95-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
