⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 39-27 off them
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 28
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:54 · DEN 11-2 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:35 · DEN 111-114 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
OT 1:29 · DEN 129-125 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
OT 1:00 · DEN 122-125 MEM
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
2OT 2:57 · DEN 129-127 MEM
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
2OT 1:55 · DEN 129-132 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 5:44 · DEN 44-54 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 5:40 · DEN 102-114 MEM
- Go-ahead
Ja Morant hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kyle Anderson with the assist
2OT 2:50 · DEN 129-130 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant disc dribble turnover
Q4 0:31 · DEN 114-116 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 3:24 · DEN 120-120 MEM
- Turnover
De'Anthony Melton bad pass
2OT 1:53 · DEN 129-132 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 33 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 39 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
