⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the third 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
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 1:35 · DEN 93-89 MEM
- Steal
Ty Lawson stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 0:11 · DEN 95-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala lost ball turnover
Q4 3:33 · DEN 87-85 MEM
- Turnover
JaVale McGee bad pass
Q4 0:28 · DEN 95-94 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 10:30 · DEN 21-31 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q3 11:19 · DEN 51-57 MEM
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from JaVale McGee
Q4 0:28 · DEN 95-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quincy Pondexter bad pass
Q4 3:55 · DEN 87-85 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · DEN 93-89 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · DEN 95-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
