⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26- 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:33 · DEN 20-15 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 2:27 · DEN 29-17 ATL
- Steal
Allen Iverson stole it from Anthony Johnson
Q4 1:24 · DEN 102-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin bad pass
Q4 2:39 · DEN 100-96 ATL
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 107-100 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:31 · DEN 61-55 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:26 · DEN 94-86 ATL
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:24 · DEN 102-96 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
