⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 3:54 · ATL 56-43 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:39 · ATL 29-28 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 0:07 · ATL 70-79 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 9:42 · ATL 71-88 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
