⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, 34 free throws to their 46
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:56 · DEN 12-7 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 5:11 · DEN 52-42 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 0:00 · DEN 98-76 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:39 · DEN 40-42 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 37 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
