⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:41 · DEN 15-8 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Bad Pass. Stolen by Jalen Rose.
Q4 3:04 · DEN 69-73 TOR
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Vince Carter.
Q4 2:09 · DEN 69-76 TOR
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Curry.
Q4 0:02 · DEN 74-81 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter Lost Ball. Stolen by Voshon Lenard.
Q4 2:48 · DEN 69-73 TOR
- Turnover
Vince Carter Lost Ball. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 1:51 · DEN 69-76 TOR
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · DEN 74-80 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
