⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26- Went cold from three, eleven of 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nerlens Noel misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · PHI 102-98 DEN
- Turnover
Nerlens Noel lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · PHI 102-100 DEN
- Turnover
Robert Covington out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · PHI 102-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Randy Foye stole it from Nerlens Noel
Q4 1:45 · PHI 102-100 DEN
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 1:25 · PHI 102-102 DEN
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a dunk, Jameer Nelson with the assist
Q4 0:47 · PHI 102-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · PHI 102-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHI 102-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
