⏱️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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 11:03 · DEN 39-29 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 8:18 · DEN 47-31 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 8:03 · DEN 96-79 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:15 · DEN 47-41 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:34 · DEN 61-59 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
