⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7- Lost the glass, 49 rebounds to 61
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
- Go-ahead
Danilo Gallinari hit a 25-foot three jumper, Randy Foye with the assist
OT 3:17 · DEN 128-126 DAL
- Lead
Wilson Chandler hit a 23-foot three jumper, Randy Foye with the assist
OT 2:27 · DEN 131-128 DAL
- Lead
Danilo Gallinari hit a 24-foot three jumper, Ty Lawson with the assist
2OT 3:08 · DEN 139-136 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 3:00 · DEN 111-112 DAL
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried lost ball turnover
OT 0:35 · DEN 134-134 DAL
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
2OT 3:51 · DEN 136-136 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:15 · DEN 17-25 DAL
- Lead
Richard Jefferson hit a 26-foot three jumper, Devin Harris with the assist
OT 4:07 · DEN 123-126 DAL
- Ties it
Charlie Villanueva hit a 27-foot three jumper, J.J. Barea with the assist
2OT 2:58 · DEN 139-139 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q4 2:00 · DEN 116-115 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 2:00 · DEN 116-115 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · DEN 121-121 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 27 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 39 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
