⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:25 · NO 49-53 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:36 · NO 70-70 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:05 · NO 116-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:41 · NO 60-57 DEN
- Technical
Jordi Fernandez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:40 · NO 61-57 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
