⏱️How 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 and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their two- Ran them off the floor, 49 fast break points to 22
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 stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 9:14 · DEN 61-38 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 2:03 · DEN 84-56 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 38
Q3 6:24 · DEN 109-71 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:34 · DEN 73-54 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 2 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 44 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 49 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
