⏱️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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 1:43 · DEN 66-55 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:21 · DEN 92-88 ATL
- Go-ahead
Danilo Gallinari hit a 25-foot threeer, Nene Hilario with the assist
Q4 0:03 · DEN 105-104 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington traveling
OT 4:11 · DEN 107-108 ATL
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
OT 2:47 · DEN 109-110 ATL
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:14 · DEN 109-113 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:24 · DEN 76-74 ATL
- Lead
Josh Smith hit a driving layup
Q4 0:29 · DEN 102-104 ATL
- Go-ahead
Kirk Hinrich hit a 27-foot three jumper, Josh Smith with the assist
OT 4:24 · DEN 107-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jannero Pargo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · DEN 102-104 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
OT 2:56 · DEN 109-110 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:35 · DEN 116-117 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
