⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seven
- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 2
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
Key battles
20Fast break points2
21Free throws made7
18Threes made6
21Points off turnovers12
🏀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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:37 · DEN 9-0 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 3:40 · DEN 93-74 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Andersen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:18 · DEN 46-40 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:33 · DEN 22-20 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
