⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, eighteen free throws to their eight- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:56 · DEN 18-11 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 7:20 · DEN 73-65 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:57 · DEN 69-65 NO
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass. Stolen by David West.
Q4 2:15 · DEN 71-65 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:31 · DEN 69-65 NO
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:57 · DEN 69-65 NO
- Turnover
David Wesley Bad Pass. Stolen by Marcus Camby.
Q4 2:18 · DEN 71-65 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
