⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 5:01 · DEN 25-14 OKC
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from Russell Westbrook post
Q4 1:14 · DEN 110-103 OKC
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from Thabo Sefolosha post
Q4 0:13 · DEN 112-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 3:43 · DEN 104-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:20 · DEN 112-105 OKC
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:12 · DEN 112-107 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:40 · DEN 25-24 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:16 · DEN 41-42 OKC
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:12 · DEN 112-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · DEN 104-100 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook post lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · DEN 110-103 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · DEN 112-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
