⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:31 · DEN 24-25 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 5:15 · DEN 76-62 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:16 · DEN 86-66 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:19 · DEN 16-25 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
