⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:33 · DEN 11-2 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:14 · DEN 73-60 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 6:33 · DEN 102-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:09 · DEN 110-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:10 · DEN 44-41 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
