⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:13 · DEN 21-12 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:15 · DEN 31-23 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 10:13 · DEN 93-75 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q3 9:25 · DEN 63-48 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:58 · DEN 21-23 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:03 · DEN 65-59 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Sean Sweeney technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:25 · DEN 63-48 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
