⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 29 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 10- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 10:04 · MEM 10-9 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:06 · MEM 23-12 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:06 · MEM 107-124 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:48 · MEM 36-36 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 7:13 · MEM 40-53 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 4:11 · MEM 42-62 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 36 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
