⏱️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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 8:35 · DEN 77-57 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:30 · DEN 81-63 WSH
- Technical
Malik Beasley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:49 · DEN 115-100 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 3:30 · DEN 81-63 WSH
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses technical free throw
Q4 1:49 · DEN 115-100 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
