⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:30 · DEN 12-10 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:30 · DEN 22-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 3:59 · DEN 93-76 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:14 · DEN 73-66 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:07 · DEN 96-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:28 · DEN 79-72 DAL
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:59 · DEN 89-76 DAL
- Technical
Antoine Wright technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:33 · DEN 106-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
