⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 4
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 6-point lead to 16
Q1 1:37 · DEN 36-20 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 3:46 · DEN 63-41 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 11:15 · DEN 68-53 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
