⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:49 · DEN 25-32 CHA
- Lead
Timofey Mozgov hit a 4-foot two point shot, Evan Fournier with the assist
Q4 2:25 · DEN 93-91 CHA
- Ties it
Randy Foye hit a 23-foot jumper
Q4 1:07 · DEN 95-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:22 · DEN 95-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · DEN 95-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 98-99 CHA
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DEN 98-101 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
