⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 3:47 · DEN 108-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario double technical foul
Q2 3:33 · DEN 39-47 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:11 · DEN 3-10 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · DEN 14-27 CHI
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:22 · DEN 57-61 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
