⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:17 · WSH 13-6 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Nick Young draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · WSH 102-97 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 1:47 · WSH 102-97 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:22 · WSH 102-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
