⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 8:18 · DEN 51-35 DAL
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a 26-foot three jumper, Wilson Chandler with the assist
Q4 1:10 · DEN 101-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · DEN 98-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · DEN 98-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DEN 102-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:12 · DEN 59-51 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 2:33 · DEN 98-98 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 2:01 · DEN 98-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:13 · DEN 49-33 DAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:13 · DEN 49-33 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
