⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:58 · DEN 23-21 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q2 1:27 · DEN 65-45 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 9:16 · DEN 105-79 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 3:36 · DEN 122-102 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 37 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
