⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q2 10:56 · DEN 26-26 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses technical free throw
Q4 11:33 · DEN 65-63 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
