⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:14 · DEN 16-9 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 6:44 · DEN 95-92 NO
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 12-foot pullup jump shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 1:53 · DEN 102-101 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:26 · DEN 96-95 NO
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DEN 104-107 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:19 · DEN 36-39 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 1:01 · DEN 51-60 NO
- Winner
Brandon Ingram hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 0:57 · DEN 104-106 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams offensive foul
Q4 2:11 · DEN 100-101 NO
- Turnover
Steven Adams turnover
Q4 2:11 · DEN 100-101 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
