⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 1:58 · DEN 26-25 CHA
- Ties it
Jeff Green hit a tip shot
Q4 2:10 · DEN 105-105 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Facundo Campazzo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:25 · DEN 16-24 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:36 · DEN 94-84 CHA
- Winner
P.J. Washington hit a 26-foot three jumper, Terry Rozier with the assist
Q4 1:20 · DEN 105-108 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · DEN 103-105 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
