⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 18-2 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:16 · DEN 69-64 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 3:04 · DEN 84-85 PHI
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:08 · DEN 89-95 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:56 · DEN 53-53 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:13 · DEN 61-64 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:54 · DEN 82-82 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · DEN 84-85 PHI
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DEN 89-95 PHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
