⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 26-14 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 3:56 · WSH 33-18 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 1:19 · WSH 94-76 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q4 9:27 · WSH 107-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Antawn Jamison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:00 · WSH 65-59 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 10:37 · WSH 41-34 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:30 · WSH 69-64 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
