⏱️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
0Q124-21
+2Q234-30
0Q327-25
0Q424-21
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better 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, 52 rebounds to 35
Key battles
21Offensive rebounds8
33%Three-point accuracy50%
10Threes made6
14Fast break points9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala traveling
Q4 3:12 · DEN 99-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 9 |
