⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 31-12 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 18
- A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29 in the fourth 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 13-point lead to 27
Q3 8:49 · DEN 84-57 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 40
Q4 10:25 · DEN 106-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:59 · DEN 54-44 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29
Q4 3:00 · DEN 119-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:12 · DEN 86-62 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
