⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 29-14 off them
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
- Steal
Julian Wright stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 1:38 · NO 93-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Darren Collison technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:51 · NO 72-70 DEN
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor bad pass
Q4 3:40 · NO 88-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 4:20 · NO 88-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 1:38 · NO 93-100 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · NO 95-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · NO 95-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
