⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, five of 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:50 · NO 32-22 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jarrett Jack flagrant foul type 1 (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
Q3 7:31 · NO 50-46 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up
Q3 2:05 · NO 63-73 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
