⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- Made nine threes to their fifteen
- Went cold from three, nine of 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:28 · NO 86-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ian Clark lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · NO 91-93 DEN
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 3:12 · NO 93-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 0:25 · NO 56-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NO 99-105 DEN
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:02 · NO 99-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
