⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
- Ran them off the floor, 37 fast break points to 20
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:17 · NO 37-30 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 8:53 · NO 105-84 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:23 · NO 109-93 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
