⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:54 · NO 89-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:20 · NO 55-45 DEN
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball
Q4 1:44 · NO 94-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:40 · NO 0-8 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:03 · NO 64-63 DEN
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 1:44 · NO 94-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · NO 92-88 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 2:47 · NO 92-88 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:18 · NO 99-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
