⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 40 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 7:20 · DEN 54-29 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 40
Q4 10:22 · DEN 114-74 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:50 · DEN 29-20 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 30
Q4 5:39 · DEN 118-88 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerryd Bayless technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:00 · DEN 118-88 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
