⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of 21 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 4:33 · CHA 114-110 DEN
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Anthony Carter
Q4 1:44 · CHA 114-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)
Q4 2:29 · CHA 114-112 DEN
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 2:29 · CHA 114-112 DEN
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
Q4 1:29 · CHA 114-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:31 · CHA 50-47 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:17 · CHA 79-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Carter bad pass
Q4 1:44 · CHA 114-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHA 117-116 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 0:06 · CHA 117-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
