⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 29, and outscored them 26-13 off them- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Brevin Knight stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:00 · CHA 95-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Sean May technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:09 · CHA 80-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:20 · CHA 99-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:57 · CHA 26-33 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 1:00 · CHA 95-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 29 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 17 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
