⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 22
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:07 · DEN 38-30 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 10:55 · DEN 64-47 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 7:10 · DEN 75-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Facundo Campazzo misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 8:53 · DEN 31-30 DAL
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:43 · DEN 54-42 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q1 0:45 · DEN 29-30 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:07 · DEN 54-47 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tim Hardaway Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:53 · DEN 31-30 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
