⏱️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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first 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 Hawks 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:24 · DEN 58-46 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:00 · DEN 73-63 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:34 · DEN 32-32 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:46 · DEN 78-67 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
