⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 16-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:31 · DAL 25-26 DEN
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:41 · DAL 71-76 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:11 · DAL 25-32 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:03 · DAL 32-45 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:45 · DAL 94-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 2:31 · DAL 25-26 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 5:41 · DAL 71-76 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 5:41 · DAL 71-76 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
