⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 4:45 · TOR 29-14 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:26 · TOR 88-85 DEN
- Go-ahead
Anthony Parker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jamario Moon with the assist
Q4 2:38 · TOR 98-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball
Q4 1:38 · TOR 98-100 DEN
- Turnover
Anthony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:08 · TOR 98-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:48 · TOR 37-33 DEN
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 2:56 · TOR 95-96 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 2:31 · TOR 98-105 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
