⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 24 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 2:29 · DEN 27-25 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 2:51 · DEN 16-22 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 6:48 · DEN 71-63 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:50 · DEN 16-25 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:48 · DEN 71-63 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
