⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 52 free throws to their 26- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Made three 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Lead
Brian Cardinal made Technical Free Throw.
OT 0:57 · MEM 96-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams Turnover
Q4 1:59 · MEM 89-82 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · MEM 93-88 DEN
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass
OT 3:02 · MEM 95-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q2 9:30 · MEM 26-38 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:33 · MEM 79-75 DEN
- Winner
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:10 · MEM 96-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
OT 4:50 · MEM 93-91 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Turnover
OT 4:50 · MEM 93-91 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Bad Pass. Stolen by Brian Cardinal.
OT 3:54 · MEM 93-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 44 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
