⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 5:24 · DEN 76-59 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Andersen double technical foul
Q3 6:33 · DEN 64-54 OKC
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:53 · DEN 101-89 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 33 | Assists | 13 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
