⏱️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 second 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 worse 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, 38 free throws to their 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:37 · DEN 24-13 DAL
- Ties it
Nene Hilario hit a 7-foot two point shot, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:51 · DEN 95-95 DAL
- Lead
Anthony Carter hit a two point shot
Q4 0:28 · DEN 97-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Linas Kleiza misses technical free throw
Q2 6:28 · DEN 47-36 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:54 · DEN 68-67 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:54 · DEN 86-86 DAL
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry hit a 25-foot three jumper, Antoine Wright with the assist
Q4 2:11 · DEN 91-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DEN 99-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
