⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 11- A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 5:49 · PHI 31-14 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 1:25 · PHI 39-22 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:29 · PHI 72-66 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Embiid turnover
Q4 3:37 · PHI 103-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Joel Embiid misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 3:13 · PHI 103-107 DEN
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:48 · PHI 108-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 3:45 · PHI 31-22 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:56 · PHI 58-57 DEN
- Winner
Bones Hyland hit a 27-foot three jumper, Will Barton with the assist
Q4 1:51 · PHI 108-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:54 · PHI 108-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHI 110-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHI 110-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| PHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
