⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 43
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:17 · DAL 6-14 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:05 · DAL 47-58 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 4:11 · DAL 82-106 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
