⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:36 · WSH 22-26 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses technical free throw
Q2 7:48 · WSH 38-47 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:07 · WSH 8-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:00 · WSH 16-26 DEN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:48 · WSH 38-47 DEN
- Flagrant
Arron Afflalo flagrant foul type 1 (Al Thornton draws the foul)
Q4 6:48 · WSH 91-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 12 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
