⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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 Raptors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 34- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
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 dragged them back level
Q2 4:11 · DEN 58-58 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 0:02 · DEN 106-89 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 4:18 · DEN 126-101 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:15 · DEN 2-8 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q4 7:05 · DEN 110-93 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 34 | Assists | 28 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
