⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 20-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 26 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:11 · DAL 81-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jason Terry and Rudy Fernandez
Q2 0:53 · DAL 41-65 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:32 · DAL 23-34 DEN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 26
Q2 6:13 · DAL 41-67 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
