⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q2 0:37 · DEN 60-59 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:56 · DEN 89-86 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:41 · DEN 10-13 NO
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:40 · DEN 26-31 NO
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DEN 104-99 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:05 · DEN 38-51 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a 24-foot three jumper, Rasual Butler with the assist
Q4 1:57 · DEN 99-99 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 4:28 · DEN 95-92 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 4:01 · DEN 95-92 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
