⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 21-13 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:15 · DEN 11-0 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 11:38 · DEN 56-38 CHI
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 23-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · DEN 98-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q4 7:07 · DEN 82-80 CHI
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:31 · DEN 90-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 5:11 · DEN 24-15 CHI
- Go-ahead
C.J. Watson hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 1:04 · DEN 94-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Ronnie Brewer defensive goaltending
Q4 3:31 · DEN 88-91 CHI
- Missed FT
John Lucas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 96-97 CHI
- Missed FT
John Lucas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 96-97 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
