⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 22-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:11 · WSH 23-17 DEN
- Steal
Trevor Booker stole it from Al Harrington
Q4 1:52 · WSH 98-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andray Blatche offensive foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
Q4 2:28 · WSH 98-98 DEN
- Turnover
Andray Blatche turnover
Q4 2:28 · WSH 98-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:06 · WSH 63-67 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:33 · WSH 71-78 DEN
- Winner
Arron Afflalo hit a layup, Al Harrington with the assist
Q4 2:06 · WSH 98-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · WSH 98-98 DEN
- Turnover
Al Harrington bad pass
Q4 1:52 · WSH 98-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · WSH 102-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
