⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13
- A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:18 · DEN 65-69 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q3 0:55 · DEN 92-87 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:18 · DEN 18-22 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
