⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 6:43 · DEN 13-4 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 2:40 · DEN 82-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:47 · DEN 31-31 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 4:05 · DEN 40-43 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:18 · DEN 71-81 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)
Q4 1:50 · DEN 84-89 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 1:50 · DEN 84-89 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DEN 88-92 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
