⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:38 · DEN 12-2 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:15 · DEN 31-19 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 8:18 · DEN 103-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Facundo Campazzo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · DEN 114-109 NO
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:09 · DEN 114-112 NO
- Missed FT
PJ Dozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 114-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:47 · DEN 17-14 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:24 · DEN 45-40 NO
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:09 · DEN 114-112 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:48 · DEN 109-101 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
