⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 37- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:48 · DAL 88-88 DEN
- Go-ahead
Jose Juan Barea hit a 23-foot three jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 1:27 · DAL 96-95 DEN
- Go-ahead
Jose Juan Barea hit a 26-foot three jumper, Antoine Wright with the assist
Q4 0:23 · DAL 101-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antoine Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · DAL 93-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Antoine Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · DAL 93-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 8:18 · DAL 60-69 DEN
- Go-ahead
J.R. Smith hit a 27-foot three jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 1:15 · DAL 96-98 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a driving layup
Q4 0:12 · DAL 101-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith 3 second
Q4 2:06 · DAL 93-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · DAL 93-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · DAL 93-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
