⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 36 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 7:06 · DEN 52-37 OKC
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot, Monte Morris with the assist
Q4 2:40 · DEN 105-105 OKC
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:48 · DEN 106-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:51 · DEN 103-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Aleksej Pokusevski hit a two point shot, Vit Krejci with the assist
Q4 2:51 · DEN 103-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Roby lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · DEN 105-105 OKC
- Turnover
Aleksej Pokusevski bad pass
Q4 1:01 · DEN 107-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
