โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ DEN better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 3
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 5:18 ยท DEN 81-62 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses technical free throw
Q2 4:22 ยท DEN 46-32 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:20 ยท DEN 46-36 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |










