⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:07 · DEN 77-75 CHA
- Ties it
Allen Iverson hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:18 · DEN 100-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 4:26 · DEN 96-94 CHA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 2:47 · DEN 97-98 CHA
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · DEN 100-102 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:47 · DEN 97-98 CHA
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · DEN 100-101 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Adam Morrison traveling
Q4 4:13 · DEN 96-94 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:44 · DEN 97-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DEN 101-104 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
