⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 26
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 39
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 0:46 · DEN 91-67 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:50 · DEN 44-39 TOR
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q3 9:55 · DEN 60-49 TOR
- Technical
Mike Miller technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:08 · DEN 112-93 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwane Casey technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:36 · DEN 91-67 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
