⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 31-8 off them
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 offensive foul
Q4 4:09 · DEN 109-115 TOR
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 4:09 · DEN 109-115 TOR
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:14 · DEN 110-117 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:21 · DEN 9-12 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:06 · DEN 104-105 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:21 · DEN 107-113 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:34 · DEN 110-117 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
