⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 7- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:45 · DEN 24-23 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 8:45 · DEN 52-42 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 6:07 · DEN 87-66 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:33 · DEN 4-13 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyronn Lue Flagrant Foul Type 2. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 5:50 · DEN 79-66 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
