⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 64
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:41 · PHI 10-2 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:34 · PHI 37-32 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:35 · PHI 59-50 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young offensive foul (Darrell Arthur draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · PHI 86-90 DEN
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young turnover
Q4 4:48 · PHI 86-90 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 3:56 · PHI 88-101 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
