⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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, 47 rebounds to 35- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:12 · DEN 33-27 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 0:31 · DEN 70-48 DAL
- Steal
Gary Harris stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 0:18 · DEN 103-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 0:56 · DEN 103-97 DAL
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:50 · DEN 103-97 DAL
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DEN 103-99 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:41 · DEN 86-74 DAL
- Steal
Harrison Barnes stole it from Will Barton
Q4 2:13 · DEN 101-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · DEN 103-97 DAL
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · DEN 103-99 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Steals | 16 |
| 23 | Blocks | 24 |
