⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- Made three threes to their thirteen
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
Q2 9:11 · DEN 36-30 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 3:51 · DEN 77-67 DAL
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Brandon Bass
Q4 2:30 · DEN 99-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DEN 103-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 6:11 · DEN 12-17 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 5:35 · DEN 38-42 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass bad pass
Q4 2:30 · DEN 99-98 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd lost ball
Q4 1:20 · DEN 103-100 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Bass lost ball
Q4 0:13 · DEN 104-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
