⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 3:16 · WSH 26-15 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 9:25 · WSH 110-101 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:12 · WSH 118-103 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:39 · WSH 57-53 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
