⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 6:09 · PHI 19-5 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses technical free throw
Q1 1:54 · PHI 23-11 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 11:26 · PHI 47-49 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:52 · PHI 70-83 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 3:40 · PHI 80-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 1:54 · PHI 23-11 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
