⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:59 · DEN 74-56 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
