⏱️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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 27- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 19
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:48 · DEN 46-40 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brian Scalabrine flagrant foul type 1 (Reggie Evans draws the foul)
Q1 4:41 · DEN 15-14 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
