⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 7:56 · DEN 104-89 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 4:11 · DEN 118-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:31 · DEN 74-72 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 1:08 · DEN 85-81 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 81 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
