⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 0:57 · CHA 27-16 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 9:45 · CHA 62-55 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kwame Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:22 · CHA 7-10 DEN
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin traveling
Q4 2:11 · CHA 97-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · CHA 99-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:22 · CHA 52-55 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:39 · CHA 39-33 DEN
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q4 10:42 · CHA 76-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
