⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:46 · DEN 43-39 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:22 · DEN 98-94 MEM
- Steal
Mason Plumlee stole it from Garrett Temple
Q4 0:45 · DEN 102-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:32 · DEN 98-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DEN 102-97 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:47 · DEN 26-26 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Garrett Temple bad pass
Q4 0:45 · DEN 102-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
