⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 38
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:37 · DEN 15-7 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 3:47 · DEN 79-75 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:33 · DEN 87-77 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 1:39 · DEN 105-99 MEM
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · DEN 105-101 MEM
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 111-108 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:58 · DEN 58-52 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:58 · DEN 98-96 MEM
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Darrell Arthur
Q4 1:12 · DEN 105-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jon Leuer steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:22 · DEN 98-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · DEN 105-98 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · DEN 105-101 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
