⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:13 · DEN 39-26 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:19 · DEN 92-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:17 · DEN 39-31 CHA
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · DEN 95-87 CHA
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur turnover
Q4 1:57 · DEN 95-87 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q2 9:56 · DEN 41-47 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Hawes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:41 · DEN 36-26 CHA
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · DEN 92-85 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
