⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 15
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up
Q2 2:06 · DEN 69-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin lost ball
Q4 1:39 · DEN 110-102 ATL
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:57 · DEN 110-105 ATL
- Turnover
Chris Andersen bad pass
Q4 0:51 · DEN 110-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:38 · DEN 24-31 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:29 · DEN 92-86 ATL
- Steal
Maurice Evans stole it from Chris Andersen
Q4 0:51 · DEN 110-107 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
