⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:25 · DEN 50-44 TOR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q4 11:38 · DEN 102-85 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:51 · DEN 121-111 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle Lowry flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:13 · DEN 105-88 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
