⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:41 · DET 9-0 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:18 · DET 39-42 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:50 · DET 10-10 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:25 · DET 24-33 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:04 · DET 71-80 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
