⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
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 17-point lead to 26
Q3 11:10 · DEN 68-42 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses technical free throw
Q1 11:15 · DEN 0-0 WSH
- Technical
Zeke Nnaji technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:24 · DEN 98-81 WSH
- Turnover
Jeff Green lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · DEN 105-97 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Davis Bertans stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 2:28 · DEN 105-97 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Gafford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:48 · DEN 80-48 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover
Q4 1:37 · DEN 105-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Aaron Holiday misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:02 · DEN 113-107 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
