⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:34 · CHA 8-0 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:18 · CHA 73-75 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses technical free throw
Q2 2:32 · CHA 40-38 DEN
- Turnover
Adam Morrison turnover
Q4 3:05 · CHA 73-77 DEN
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · CHA 75-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:19 · CHA 59-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:32 · CHA 40-38 DEN
- Missed FT
Renaldo Balkman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · CHA 73-80 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
