⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:48 · DEN 8-0 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:31 · DEN 55-50 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kenneth Faried and Zaza Pachulia
Q1 10:47 · DEN 3-0 MIL
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses technical free throw
Q2 9:11 · DEN 33-36 MIL
- Goaltend
Danilo Gallinari defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:21 · DEN 100-93 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 5:22 · DEN 23-25 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Khris Middleton technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:11 · DEN 33-36 MIL
- Flagrant
Jared Dudley flagrant foul type 1 (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
Q3 2:46 · DEN 72-68 MIL
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
