⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 21-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 5:07 · DAL 82-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · DAL 106-109 DEN
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis offensive foul
Q4 2:00 · DAL 106-111 DEN
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis bad pass
Q4 1:01 · DAL 107-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:19 · DAL 8-17 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:28 · DAL 94-99 DEN
- Steal
Michael Porter Jr. stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 2:30 · DAL 106-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamal Murray flagrant foul type 2
Q3 4:51 · DAL 73-80 DEN
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DAL 110-116 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · DAL 113-117 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
