⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q3 4:20 · DEN 80-78 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 1:15 · DEN 108-100 CHI
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 113-109 CHI
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 113-109 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 9:45 · DEN 58-70 CHI
- Steal
Andres Nocioni stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:15 · DEN 108-100 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 9:56 · DEN 80-80 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · DEN 97-90 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 1:07 · DEN 108-100 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
