⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q3 5:35 · DEN 85-57 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 39
Q4 6:33 · DEN 113-74 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
