⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of eighteen from three
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q1 3:29 · DEN 34-14 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:47 · DEN 94-91 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · DEN 109-109 DET
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 1:07 · DEN 111-115 DET
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:05 · DEN 114-115 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:03 · DEN 49-41 DET
- Lead
Ben Gordon hit a 26-foot three jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
Q4 2:51 · DEN 109-112 DET
- Steal
Greg Monroe stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 1:07 · DEN 111-115 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 0:59 · DEN 111-115 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 78% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
