⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first 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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:07 · DEN 29-37 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:08 · DEN 33-42 MEM
- Goaltend
Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:28 · DEN 81-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Timofey Mozgov misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 · DEN 86-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:28 · DEN 12-17 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 1:55 · DEN 17-33 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DEN 90-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DEN 90-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 92-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
