⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 20-10 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 10:51 · DET 19-4 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Maxiell flagrant foul type 1 (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul)
Q1 1:43 · DET 23-15 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DET 89-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DET 89-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:48 · DET 39-41 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · DET 80-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 12 |
