⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:19 · CHA 49-45 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · CHA 92-86 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CHA 93-88 DEN
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Turnover
Q4 0:05 · CHA 94-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Offensive Goaltending
Q4 4:33 · CHA 84-82 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Bad Pass. Stolen by Gerald Wallace.
Q4 3:00 · CHA 86-82 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Gerald Wallace.
Q4 0:05 · CHA 94-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
