⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:42 · DEN 14-10 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:40 · DEN 31-21 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q3 2:04 · DEN 91-66 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:43 · DEN 49-39 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:00 · DEN 54-44 BOS
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:00 · DEN 55-44 BOS
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q2 0:00 · DEN 55-44 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
