⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
Q3 11:22 · DEN 55-50 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:51 · DEN 96-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q2 1:39 · DEN 42-45 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:32 · DEN 27-32 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 5:13 · DEN 62-68 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:39 · DEN 42-45 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
