⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:22 · DEN 25-25 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:07 · DEN 35-33 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:30 · DEN 83-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:45 · DEN 67-71 WSH
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:18 · DEN 96-97 WSH
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 2:54 · DEN 96-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:22 · DEN 8-14 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:37 · DEN 60-63 WSH
- Steal
Gilbert Arenas stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:54 · DEN 96-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · DEN 96-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Ruffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · DEN 103-109 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · DEN 105-109 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
