⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 40- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
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 3-point lead to 15
Q2 4:28 · DEN 56-41 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 0:45 · DEN 66-46 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 11:23 · DEN 31-23 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 36 | Assists | 21 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 14 |
