⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 28-16 off them- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 6:48 · WSH 81-102 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 3:14 · WSH 60-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:33 · WSH 42-44 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
