⏱️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
+6Q132-26
-6Q218-20
+1Q329-25
+3Q431-26
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 32
Key battles
20Fast break points6
62Points in the paint32
6Blocks2
26%Three-point accuracy36%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marco Belinelli technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:00 · DEN 50-48 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
