⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
- A 21-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 28
Q3 2:19 · DEN 97-69 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin double technical foul
Q2 2:58 · DEN 48-43 NO
- Technical
Dahntay Jones double technical foul
Q3 10:07 · DEN 60-52 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q2 1:55 · DEN 52-45 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
