⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second 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 Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 31- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 1:00 · DEN 78-69 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 4:22 · DEN 97-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · DEN 98-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DEN 100-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DEN 103-101 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:09 · DEN 44-45 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
Q4 4:03 · DEN 91-87 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 4:03 · DEN 91-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
