⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q1 2:52 · DEN 41-19 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DEN 103-95 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 0:53 · DEN 89-71 PHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwight Howard flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:11 · DEN 66-45 PHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
