⏱️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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 29- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:31 · DEN 34-24 OKC
- Steal
Monte Morris stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:53 · DEN 99-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Lyles lost ball turnover
Q4 4:42 · DEN 99-92 OKC
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:35 · DEN 107-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:33 · DEN 57-48 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 3:50 · DEN 99-94 OKC
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:53 · DEN 99-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 14 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
