⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 62
A 19-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 5:03 · DEN 32-16 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 7:22 · DEN 59-40 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q4 10:48 · DEN 95-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DEN 112-105 DAL
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DEN 114-107 DAL
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DEN 114-107 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 11:12 · DEN 70-60 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:20 · DEN 79-73 DAL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:04 · DEN 115-110 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 0:19 · DEN 114-107 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
