⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 3:05 · DAL 100-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:12 · DAL 100-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · DAL 101-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:05 · DAL 33-37 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:01 · DAL 105-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 10:56 · DAL 24-20 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario traveling
Q4 2:53 · DAL 100-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
