⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 22
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 10:53 · PHI 67-55 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:05 · PHI 101-86 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · PHI 54-51 DEN
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 6:05 · PHI 93-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
