⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 32 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:22 · CHA 70-79 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:05 · CHA 86-91 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 1:15 · CHA 22-34 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 9:07 · CHA 29-44 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 7:37 · CHA 52-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · CHA 83-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
