⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:04 · DEN 81-74 ATL
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Al Horford
Q4 3:00 · DEN 90-85 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:15 · DEN 89-85 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:00 · DEN 21-30 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 3:38 · DEN 90-85 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball
Q4 3:00 · DEN 90-85 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · DEN 92-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
