⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:25 · DEN 108-107 CHI
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 28-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
OT 4:40 · DEN 119-116 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 0:00 · DEN 125-116 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q4 7:27 · DEN 91-103 CHI
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:32 · DEN 108-110 CHI
- Turnover
Facundo Campazzo bad pass
OT 3:20 · DEN 121-116 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 8:52 · DEN 7-14 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:20 · DEN 87-100 CHI
- Go-ahead
Otto Porter Jr. hit a 26-foot three jumper, Thaddeus Young with the assist
Q4 1:56 · DEN 108-110 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball turnover
Q4 2:55 · DEN 105-107 CHI
- Turnover
Coby White steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:04 · DEN 108-112 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · DEN 111-114 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
