⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 2:10 · CHA 76-70 DEN
- Steal
Sean May stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:39 · CHA 87-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean May bad pass
Q4 3:55 · CHA 86-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Sean May misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · CHA 86-94 DEN
- Turnover
Bernard Robinson Jr bad pass
Q4 2:14 · CHA 87-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:41 · CHA 14-21 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 7:43 · CHA 84-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson offensive foul (Brevin Knight draws the foul)
Q4 3:46 · CHA 86-90 DEN
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
Q4 3:46 · CHA 86-90 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 1:39 · CHA 87-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
