⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 10:03 · DEN 75-66 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 8:38 · DEN 101-91 BOS
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Kevin Garnett
Q4 0:36 · DEN 117-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · DEN 108-104 BOS
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DEN 118-112 BOS
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 123-118 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:37 · DEN 11-6 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · DEN 111-104 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 0:36 · DEN 117-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
