⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, 41 rebounds to 29
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 took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 3:12 · DEN 60-56 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:02 · DEN 99-87 DAL
- Steal
Danilo Gallinari stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:59 · DEN 109-101 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:24 · DEN 24-24 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 2:01 · DEN 28-38 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:46 · DEN 91-85 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:34 · DEN 89-79 DAL
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:59 · DEN 109-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
