⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 32 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 9:52 · DEN 16-2 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 6:43 · DEN 50-27 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q1 7:11 · DEN 6-2 TOR
- Technical
Double technical foul - Al Harrington and Linas Kleiza
Q4 0:30 · DEN 95-80 TOR
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:30 · DEN 95-80 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:51 · DEN 80-74 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
