⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 6
- Made four threes to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson double technical foul
Q1 6:37 · DEN 10-17 DET
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · DEN 91-84 DET
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:01 · DEN 91-84 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 3:40 · DEN 91-84 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
