⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-15 off them- Made eight threes to their fifteen
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:51 · DEN 103-101 WSH
- Turnover
Jamal Murray turnover
Q4 3:41 · DEN 105-105 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · DEN 105-108 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 7:28 · DEN 32-44 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:50 · DEN 54-61 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook back court turnover
Q4 1:27 · DEN 108-112 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
