⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-3Q122-23
-11Q221-31
-1Q323-24
+2Q421-18
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 20-6 off them
Key battles
20Points off turnovers6
10Fast break points4
24%Three-point accuracy40%
5Steals2
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:16 · DEN 41-49 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 4:52 · DEN 81-86 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
