⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 46- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 6:18 · DEN 95-93 DAL
- Ties it
D.J. Augustin hit a 26-foot three jumper, Gary Harris with the assist
OT 0:54 · DEN 111-111 DAL
- Ties it
D.J. Augustin hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:28 · DEN 114-114 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · DEN 97-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 4:50 · DEN 75-77 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 10:29 · DEN 81-90 DAL
- Lead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 27-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
OT 2:03 · DEN 108-111 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dirk Nowitzki flagrant foul type 1 (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
Q2 3:24 · DEN 40-43 DAL
- Turnover
J.J. Barea steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:58 · DEN 87-93 DAL
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons bad pass
Q4 0:06 · DEN 104-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
