⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 9:25 · DEN 97-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:56 · DEN 9-12 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
