⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 24- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 9:27 · DEN 16-5 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 1:04 · DEN 43-25 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 8:07 · DEN 110-92 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:39 · DEN 37-25 OKC
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:44 · DEN 62-47 OKC
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:00 · DEN 102-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ray Allen Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:00 · DEN 102-90 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
