⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 29- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:59 · DEN 40-36 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 5:52 · DEN 10-17 BOS
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:06 · DEN 55-50 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
