⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:35 · NO 65-65 DEN
- Steal
Rasual Butler stole it from Allen Iverson
Q4 1:53 · NO 91-87 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:05 · NO 97-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Reggie Evans draws the foul)
Q4 3:42 · NO 86-85 DEN
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 3:42 · NO 86-85 DEN
- Turnover
Jannero Pargo lost ball
Q4 2:27 · NO 88-85 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:01 · NO 22-29 DEN
- Steal
Eduardo Najera stole it from Jannero Pargo
Q4 2:27 · NO 88-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
Q4 1:53 · NO 91-87 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
