⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 27 from three- A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eleven turnovers to their five, and outscored them 17-9 off them
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 11:26 · TOR 53-59 DEN
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Will Barton
Q4 0:21 · TOR 99-102 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:31 · TOR 102-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · TOR 90-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:34 · TOR 97-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:34 · TOR 96-102 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up
Q1 10:18 · TOR 9-23 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 9:00 · TOR 55-69 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:04 · TOR 90-96 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · TOR 99-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
