⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 25-11 off them
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:52 · WSH 45-35 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 11:22 · WSH 77-64 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Martell Webster bad pass
Q4 4:39 · WSH 106-100 DEN
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · WSH 106-100 DEN
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · WSH 113-109 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:13 · WSH 51-49 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:39 · WSH 79-73 DEN
- Steal
Kenneth Faried stole it from John Wall
Q4 1:14 · WSH 113-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Danilo Gallinari flagrant foul type 1 (Nenê draws the foul)
Q2 4:20 · WSH 51-49 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
