⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 41-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 34 points inside to 18
- A 13-0 run stretched a 37-point lead to 50 in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul double technical foul
Q1 0:16 · NO 15-33 DEN
- Technical
Rasual Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:00 · NO 24-48 DEN
- Technical
James Posey double technical foul
Q2 1:32 · NO 37-56 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · NO 2-8 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 37-point lead to 50
Q4 9:52 · NO 53-103 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 48-point lead to 58
Q4 6:13 · NO 55-113 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 10 | Assists | 29 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 41 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
