⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:16 · NO 13-12 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:57 · NO 44-39 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q4 10:00 · NO 82-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Daniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:52 · NO 28-28 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:05 · NO 44-42 DEN
- Technical
technical foul
Q3 2:00 · NO 64-63 DEN
- Technical
Anthony Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:00 · NO 64-63 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
