⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:09 · MEM 18-11 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:54 · MEM 62-69 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses technical free throw
Q1 0:40 · MEM 25-22 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q2 3:17 · MEM 43-48 DEN
- Flagrant
Kyle Lowry flagrant foul type 1 (Linas Kleiza draws the foul)
Q4 6:58 · MEM 78-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 7:03 · MEM 39-46 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 8:37 · MEM 49-63 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q4 7:22 · MEM 78-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:40 · MEM 25-22 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 15 |
