⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46
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 from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:11 · DEN 75-67 NO
- Ties it
J.R. Smith hit a 25-foot three jumper, Carmelo Anthony with the assist
OT 0:17 · DEN 112-112 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 1:00 · DEN 101-98 NO
- Turnover
Steve Blake turnover
OT 2:31 · DEN 107-110 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Ties it
Desmond Mason hit a tip shot
Q4 0:14 · DEN 103-103 NO
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 26-foot three jumper, David West with the assist
OT 4:33 · DEN 103-106 NO
- Winner
Desmond Mason hit a 5-foot jumper
OT 0:00 · DEN 112-114 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 3:45 · DEN 105-108 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:24 · DEN 109-112 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:24 · DEN 109-112 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
