⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 31-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 11:04 · NO 69-66 DEN
- Ties it
Jonas Valanciunas hit a tip shot
Q4 0:05 · NO 105-105 DEN
- Ties it
Jonas Valanciunas hit a 4-foot hook shot
OT 4:09 · NO 107-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 4:34 · NO 95-92 DEN
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · NO 103-98 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:33 · NO 103-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:37 · NO 3-11 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 10:09 · NO 38-50 DEN
- Lead
Nikola Jokic hit a layup
Q4 0:16 · NO 103-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:29 · NO 103-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:40 · NO 112-116 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:40 · NO 112-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
