⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:05 · NO 44-51 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 9:00 · NO 61-58 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:30 · NO 92-84 DEN
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NO 98-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NO 98-92 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 9:52 · NO 31-45 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:27 · NO 79-79 DEN
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:30 · NO 92-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · NO 96-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · NO 96-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
