⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:07 · NO 75-85 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 11:12 · NO 39-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Traveling
Q4 1:59 · NO 79-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 100% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
