⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of thirteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 12
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:21 · NO 78-84 DEN
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Lost Ball. Stolen by Earl Boykins.
Q4 1:13 · NO 79-84 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q4 9:33 · NO 69-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass
Q4 2:40 · NO 78-84 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Offensive Foul. Desmond Mason gains possession.
Q4 1:36 · NO 79-84 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Turnover
Q4 1:36 · NO 79-84 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 0 | Threes made | 1 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
