⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:43 · NO 21-24 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 0:41 · NO 56-47 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:59 · NO 94-89 DEN
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:23 · NO 94-93 DEN
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NO 95-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:11 · NO 0-10 DEN
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from James Posey
Q4 0:23 · NO 94-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q3 0:59 · NO 72-69 DEN
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 0:59 · NO 72-69 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario lost ball
Q4 3:28 · NO 87-79 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
