⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:03 · DEN 23-19 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:48 · DEN 52-39 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:40 · DEN 22-19 CHA
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:43 · DEN 91-72 CHA
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:43 · DEN 91-72 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
