⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:59 · TOR 76-68 DEN
- Lead
Andrea Bargnani hit a 5-foot two point shot, Jose Calderon with the assist
Q4 0:44 · TOR 94-92 DEN
- Lead
Chris Bosh hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · TOR 96-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrea Bargnani technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:31 · TOR 76-68 DEN
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:23 · TOR 90-86 DEN
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · TOR 95-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:50 · TOR 40-45 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:58 · TOR 87-84 DEN
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a 23-foot three jumper, Anthony Carter with the assist
Q4 0:33 · TOR 95-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 4:31 · TOR 89-84 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · TOR 95-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · TOR 95-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
