⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:02 · DEN 41-38 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 5:19 · DEN 58-49 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:24 · DEN 77-57 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q2 2:00 · DEN 60-51 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 0:58 · DEN 126-102 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:00 · DEN 60-51 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
