⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 15 rebounds to 25
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
Q1 11:10 · DEN 10-2 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 10:32 · DEN 49-32 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 3:00 · DEN 67-49 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:00 · DEN 23-16 CHI
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:03 · DEN 74-59 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 5:13 · DEN 105-85 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:57 · DEN 72-59 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
