⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 17-7 off them
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:31 · DEN 30-33 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 5:07 · DEN 52-49 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:26 · DEN 62-62 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · DEN 66-64 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:36 · DEN 52-57 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 2:31 · DEN 69-69 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · DEN 71-71 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 0:33 · DEN 73-71 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
