⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the second quarter
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q2 5:26 · DEN 47-45 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 0:35 · DEN 89-70 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q4 5:47 · DEN 110-80 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 5:22 · DEN 13-28 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul
Q4 11:48 · DEN 86-70 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
