⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 38 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 7:58 · DEN 44-38 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:26 · DEN 110-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:19 · DEN 104-101 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:00 · DEN 7-13 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:41 · DEN 32-35 OKC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up
Q4 9:27 · DEN 97-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 3:09 · DEN 107-104 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:35 · DEN 107-104 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · DEN 114-108 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
