⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 18-6 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
11Blocks1
25Free throws made8
6Points off turnovers18
10Steals4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:43 · CHA 50-47 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q3 0:00 · CHA 98-94 DEN
- Steal
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stole it from Gary Harris
Q4 0:50 · CHA 120-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · CHA 122-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:54 · CHA 24-32 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:00 · CHA 56-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Harris bad pass
Q4 0:50 · CHA 120-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
