⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:34 · DAL 12-4 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:48 · DAL 36-48 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 10:45 · DAL 55-66 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
