⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 9
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- Winner
Ty Lawson hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 2:26 · DEN 104-102 MIL
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 1:39 · DEN 104-103 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 2:26 · DEN 110-104 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari bad pass
Q4 3:59 · DEN 98-100 MIL
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari turnover
Q4 1:00 · DEN 108-104 MIL
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:46 · DEN 110-104 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:03 · DEN 18-25 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 3:13 · DEN 47-63 MIL
- Ties it
Monta Ellis hit a layup
Q4 2:45 · DEN 102-102 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · DEN 104-103 MIL
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
Q4 1:30 · DEN 106-103 MIL
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
Q4 0:49 · DEN 108-104 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 11 |
