⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 6:24 · MEM 45-38 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 4:31 · MEM 80-82 DEN
- Missed FT
Mike Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:11 · MEM 80-82 DEN
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:51 · MEM 84-86 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:12 · MEM 76-76 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:11 · MEM 80-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:30 · MEM 84-87 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · MEM 91-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
