⏱️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 and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 29-13 off them
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 3:24 · DEN 84-69 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney White 3 second
Q4 3:59 · DEN 104-98 DET
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.
Q4 3:20 · DEN 104-98 DET
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · DEN 109-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:43 · DEN 45-41 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:41 · DEN 96-87 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Elden Campbell Technical Foul
Q4 5:35 · DEN 101-93 DET
- Missed FT
Lindsey Hunter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · DEN 108-101 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · DEN 109-103 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
