⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:07 · DEN 40-41 ORL
- Steal
Allen Iverson stole it from Keith Bogans
Q4 1:36 · DEN 106-101 ORL
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Hedo Turkoglu
Q4 0:57 · DEN 108-102 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:47 · DEN 25-26 ORL
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:09 · DEN 100-98 ORL
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · DEN 105-101 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 1:36 · DEN 106-101 ORL
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · DEN 106-101 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu lost ball
Q4 0:57 · DEN 108-102 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
