⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 21 from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 9:15 · DAL 66-60 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:30 · DAL 22-26 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:24 · DAL 70-72 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:29 · DAL 4-6 DEN
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:00 · DAL 40-47 DEN
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:15 · DAL 52-55 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
