⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 23-15 off them- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NO 93-92 DEN
- Steal
Jason Smith stole it from Corey Brewer
Q4 0:01 · NO 94-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:40 · NO 89-87 DEN
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 1:07 · NO 90-87 DEN
- Turnover
Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · NO 92-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:00 · NO 18-18 DEN
- Ties it
Al Harrington hit a 23-foot three jumper, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 0:10 · NO 92-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson offensive foul (Greivis Vasquez draws the foul)
Q4 0:53 · NO 90-87 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson turnover
Q4 0:53 · NO 90-87 DEN
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NO 94-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
