⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:15 · DEN 28-22 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 8:41 · DEN 37-24 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 6:41 · DEN 67-45 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin double technical foul
Q3 3:48 · DEN 67-47 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:33 · DEN 0-10 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 7:05 · DEN 96-73 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
