⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 23-11 off them
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 51
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:33 · DEN 65-62 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:36 · DEN 84-74 DET
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:23 · DEN 102-101 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover
Q4 4:41 · DEN 93-94 DET
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · DEN 98-96 DET
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q4 0:00 · DEN 104-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q1 2:42 · DEN 26-34 DET
- Go-ahead
Reggie Jackson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with the assist
Q4 1:15 · DEN 98-99 DET
- Go-ahead
Aron Baynes hit a two point shot, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:47 · DEN 100-101 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:00 · DEN 104-101 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
