⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 25
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller Double Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 6:54 · DEN 13-6 NO
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Paul.
Q4 1:22 · DEN 91-98 NO
- Technical
Earl Watson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:17 · DEN 95-100 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 0:33 · DEN 77-88 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:55 · DEN 47-43 NO
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Turnover
Q4 0:17 · DEN 95-100 NO
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · DEN 95-103 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
