⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 9
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:22 · DEN 10-8 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:45 · DEN 31-18 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 5:05 · DEN 109-99 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:11 · DEN 2-8 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:09 · DEN 77-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:23 · DEN 55-49 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 2:54 · DEN 106-99 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
