⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:07 · DEN 11-3 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:46 · DEN 109-117 NO
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · DEN 111-117 NO
- Turnover
Gary Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · DEN 112-117 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:16 · DEN 87-92 NO
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from Gary Harris
Q4 0:27 · DEN 112-117 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
