⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32- Made eight threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 41 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · DEN 97-97 NO
- Turnover
Davon Reed bad pass
Q4 3:36 · DEN 97-101 NO
- Turnover
Bryn Forbes lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · DEN 105-113 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Naji Marshall stole it from Bryn Forbes
Q4 0:19 · DEN 105-113 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 19 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
