⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 34 from three
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:22 · NO 25-26 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Devonte' Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:20 · NO 59-59 DEN
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · NO 104-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:03 · NO 11-15 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:26 · NO 31-39 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
