⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 16
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q2 9:00 · DEN 48-27 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 3:47 · DEN 57-35 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q2 1:15 · DEN 67-39 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:58 · DEN 18-17 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
