⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 24- Made two threes to their nine
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
Q3 1:46 · DEN 72-64 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:00 · DEN 89-74 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:50 · DEN 9-20 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:11 · DEN 74-65 MEM
- Flagrant
Pau Gasol Flagrant Foul Type 1. Gasol's 3rd Personal Foul, Memphis's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 8:45 · DEN 78-68 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
