⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 21-10 off them- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 1:51 · DEN 31-17 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 6:31 · DEN 50-28 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:13 · DEN 89-72 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:16 · DEN 70-55 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
