⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:21 · CHA 9-0 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:13 · CHA 43-42 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 1:55 · CHA 54-49 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 2:09 · CHA 95-91 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 2:09 · CHA 95-91 DEN
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:52 · CHA 99-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
