⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 32-19 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 13
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Made one threes to their eight
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 8:56 · DEN 21-6 DAL
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 0:28 · DEN 112-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · DEN 111-104 DAL
- Missed FT
Greg Buckner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DEN 112-104 DAL
- Missed FT
Greg Buckner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DEN 112-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:11 · DEN 94-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 7:18 · DEN 44-36 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 0:28 · DEN 112-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
