⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:03 · WSH 21-25 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · WSH 87-93 DEN
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:40 · WSH 94-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:34 · WSH 7-16 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:03 · WSH 21-33 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:56 · WSH 77-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 1:07 · WSH 18-25 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
