⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 25-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:17 · MEM 8-1 DEN
- Lead
Hakim Warrick hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MEM 105-104 DEN
- Lead
O.J. Mayo hit a layup
Q4 0:50 · MEM 108-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:14 · MEM 104-101 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:54 · MEM 106-106 DEN
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MEM 109-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:14 · MEM 100-95 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a 26-foot three jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 2:47 · MEM 104-104 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 0:33 · MEM 108-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups traveling
Q4 4:28 · MEM 102-97 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)
Q4 1:24 · MEM 106-106 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 1:24 · MEM 106-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
