⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL 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 Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 42
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 4:25 · DAL 17-18 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:34 · DAL 17-20 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 1:37 · DAL 51-60 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 0:05 · DAL 77-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:36 · DAL 34-32 DEN
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:52 · DAL 90-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
