⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
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 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:59 · DEN 13-8 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:33 · DEN 54-56 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 6:03 · DEN 16-17 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 4:18 · DEN 41-54 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jonas Valanciunas flagrant foul type 1 (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)
Q2 0:49 · DEN 52-56 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
