⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 42
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:23 · DEN 13-0 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 7:10 · DEN 58-40 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 42
Q4 5:43 · DEN 126-84 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
