⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth 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 Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · DEN 101-94 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · DEN 107-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:50 · DEN 101-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:46 · DEN 101-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · DEN 107-100 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
