⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the fourth quarter
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
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 2:03 · DEN 81-75 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q4 4:11 · DEN 89-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 3:42 · DEN 51-52 BOS
- Turnover
Nene Hilario lost ball
Q4 3:40 · DEN 76-75 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Glen Davis offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · DEN 76-75 BOS
- Turnover
Glen Davis turnover
Q4 3:57 · DEN 76-75 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 2:03 · DEN 81-75 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
