⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:20 · TOR 22-18 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:50 · TOR 35-33 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:20 · TOR 88-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · TOR 97-97 DEN
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · TOR 99-100 DEN
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard turnover
Q4 0:05 · TOR 103-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:10 · TOR 41-50 DEN
- Lead
Malik Beasley hit a 23-foot three jumper, Paul Millsap with the assist
Q4 2:40 · TOR 97-100 DEN
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 12-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:40 · TOR 101-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray traveling
Q4 3:41 · TOR 94-97 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:00 · TOR 97-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Juan Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · TOR 101-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
