⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 15
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
- Steal
Eduardo Najera stole it from Mike James
Q4 0:01 · DEN 107-101 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Elson lost ball
Q4 0:41 · DEN 104-96 TOR
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin offensive foul (Pape Sow draws the foul)
Q4 0:19 · DEN 104-98 TOR
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
Q4 0:19 · DEN 104-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Steal
Matt Bonner stole it from Francisco Elson
Q4 0:41 · DEN 104-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James lost ball
Q4 0:01 · DEN 107-101 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
