⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:37 · TOR 24-17 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 3:13 · TOR 77-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · TOR 43-43 DEN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:41 · TOR 92-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · TOR 107-112 DEN
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
