⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:59 · DEN 8-0 TOR
- Winner
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · DEN 103-102 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Lost Ball. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 4:31 · DEN 99-96 TOR
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Offensive Foul
Q4 3:47 · DEN 102-100 TOR
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Foul
Q4 3:47 · DEN 102-100 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:39 · DEN 18-17 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:54 · DEN 72-77 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 3:56 · DEN 102-100 TOR
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Foul
Q4 3:56 · DEN 102-100 TOR
- Turnover
Jerome Moiso Traveling
Q4 1:22 · DEN 104-102 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
