⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:08 · DEN 119-119 DAL
- Ties it
Nene Hilario hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · DEN 119-119 DAL
- Winner
Arron Afflalo hit a 19-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DEN 121-120 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · DEN 118-119 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:47 · DEN 39-32 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 4:41 · DEN 77-84 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:11 · DEN 88-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · DEN 102-110 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 4:43 · DEN 102-110 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 119-119 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
