⏱️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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 14-6 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 5:18 · DEN 93-86 BOS
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Avery Bradley
Q4 2:24 · DEN 93-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DEN 94-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DEN 94-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 96-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:11 · DEN 25-33 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · DEN 91-86 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
Q4 3:29 · DEN 91-86 BOS
- Turnover
Avery Bradley lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · DEN 93-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
