⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 28-16 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:50 · CHA 51-52 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Maggette technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:26 · CHA 59-63 DEN
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:30 · CHA 59-70 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:42 · CHA 24-23 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 6:48 · CHA 59-70 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 8:59 · CHA 71-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Harrington flagrant foul type 1 (Corey Maggette draws the foul)
Q2 0:37 · CHA 45-52 DEN
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q3 3:30 · CHA 59-70 DEN
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · CHA 88-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
