⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 23 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q3 0:51 · WSH 85-104 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 11:46 · WSH 28-47 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
