⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:57 · WSH 41-44 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:29 · WSH 78-87 DEN
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Emmanuel Mudiay
Q4 1:54 · WSH 104-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 3:31 · WSH 99-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q4 2:54 · WSH 101-105 DEN
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · WSH 104-107 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q3 8:17 · WSH 67-85 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:24 · WSH 101-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay bad pass
Q4 1:54 · WSH 104-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · WSH 107-111 DEN
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · WSH 107-113 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
