⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 9:19 · DEN 17-5 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:27 · DEN 38-24 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 11:07 · DEN 94-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dahntay Jones double technical foul
Q1 10:57 · DEN 4-2 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:58 · DEN 108-98 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
