⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 11
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:11 · DEN 10-7 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:20 · DEN 87-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 2:06 · DEN 116-108 OKC
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
Q4 2:00 · DEN 116-108 OKC
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 2:00 · DEN 116-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:31 · DEN 39-46 OKC
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 2:06 · DEN 116-108 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
