⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first 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 Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 7:01 · DEN 45-38 OKC
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 3:00 · DEN 55-47 OKC
- Technical
Reggie Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:17 · DEN 86-76 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:01 · DEN 74-69 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw
Q1 7:03 · DEN 14-11 OKC
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:29 · DEN 62-56 OKC
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:18 · DEN 81-76 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
