⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q4 6:50 · DEN 91-71 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 2:54 · DEN 101-74 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:13 · DEN 56-51 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 19 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
