⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 19-11 off them
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 62
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:52 · MEM 38-48 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:07 · MEM 55-61 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:11 · MEM 78-89 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:48 · MEM 11-19 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 6:28 · MEM 57-77 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton offensive foul (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)
Q4 1:00 · MEM 98-104 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton turnover
Q4 1:00 · MEM 98-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MEM 105-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
