⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-13 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their twenty
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:35 · NO 10-4 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 0:58 · NO 40-26 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:58 · NO 95-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams 3 second turnover
Q4 4:08 · NO 102-96 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · NO 108-111 DEN
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:03 · NO 108-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:11 · NO 71-69 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 4:13 · NO 80-85 DEN
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a three jumper, Paul Millsap with the assist
Q4 2:57 · NO 104-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 4:50 · NO 100-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
