⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, one of twelve- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:07 · DEN 12-6 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:22 · DEN 67-66 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:50 · DEN 86-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · DEN 75-75 MEM
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · DEN 86-80 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · DEN 87-80 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 0:29 · DEN 48-54 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:29 · DEN 78-78 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:52 · DEN 84-80 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
