⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:54 · WSH 97-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 10:15 · WSH 50-65 DEN
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:53 · WSH 100-104 DEN
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 0:00 · WSH 106-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:00 · WSH 50-65 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Offensive Foul. Martin's 6th Personal Foul, Denver's 6th Team Foul.
Q4 0:58 · WSH 100-104 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Foul
Q4 0:58 · WSH 100-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · WSH 104-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
