⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
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
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Hamidou Diallo
Q4 3:00 · DEN 86-89 OKC
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 15-foot jumper, Paul Millsap with the assist
Q4 1:21 · DEN 90-89 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 4:10 · DEN 93-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · DEN 81-87 OKC
- Missed FT
R.J. Hampton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 97-95 OKC
- Missed FT
R.J. Hampton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 97-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 2:12 · DEN 16-30 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 4:49 · DEN 29-47 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hamidou Diallo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · DEN 86-89 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:30 · DEN 88-89 OKC
- Turnover
Hamidou Diallo turnover
Q4 0:38 · DEN 93-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
