⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 21-0 run took them from 6 down to 15 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:48 · DEN 22-17 WSH
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 6 down to 15 up
Q4 9:00 · DEN 110-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Harris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:00 · DEN 41-40 WSH
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:54 · DEN 99-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 4:48 · DEN 62-72 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:21 · DEN 40-40 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:15 · DEN 102-95 WSH
- Technical
John Wall technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:19 · DEN 115-97 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
