⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:37 · DEN 40-39 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 4:31 · DEN 51-47 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 9:15 · DEN 63-58 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:05 · DEN 63-58 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:06 · DEN 27-32 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:48 · DEN 40-47 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
