⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 30-13 off them
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 7 down to 2 up
Q2 4:13 · DEN 45-43 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:08 · DEN 91-84 WSH
- Steal
Darrell Arthur stole it from Trevor Ariza
Q4 0:05 · DEN 103-99 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Timofey Mozgov technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:15 · DEN 11-19 WSH
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · DEN 99-93 WSH
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried bad pass
Q4 0:15 · DEN 99-95 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Kenneth Faried
Q4 0:15 · DEN 99-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat bad pass
Q4 2:53 · DEN 96-91 WSH
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 2:34 · DEN 96-91 WSH
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · DEN 103-99 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
