⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 25-8 off them
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:11 · DEN 77-72 NO
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:14 · DEN 98-95 NO
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nene Hilario with the assist
Q4 0:24 · DEN 101-99 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)
Q4 1:35 · DEN 98-97 NO
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 1:35 · DEN 98-97 NO
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:55 · DEN 98-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:00 · DEN 32-38 NO
- Go-ahead
Chris Paul hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:38 · DEN 98-99 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a two point shot
Q4 0:18 · DEN 101-101 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:09 · DEN 44-50 NO
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic lost ball
OT 1:21 · DEN 111-106 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
