⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 12 rebounds to 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 2:15 · MEM 31-28 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:17 · MEM 83-88 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:10 · MEM 106-120 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:27 · MEM 57-56 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 6:09 · MEM 66-79 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 3:25 · MEM 98-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:55 · MEM 54-48 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
