⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 68
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:52 · PHI 14-6 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:58 · PHI 43-29 DEN
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Will Barton
Q4 2:24 · PHI 107-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Simmons traveling
Q4 3:14 · PHI 105-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Ben Simmons misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:48 · PHI 111-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:21 · PHI 54-53 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 6:44 · PHI 76-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic 3 second turnover
Q4 3:38 · PHI 105-103 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · PHI 107-103 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 35 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
