⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 1:08 · CHA 37-32 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:27 · CHA 99-102 DEN
- Steal
LaMelo Ball stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 1:02 · CHA 104-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:59 · CHA 71-79 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Montrezl Harrell and Aaron Gordon
Q3 3:59 · CHA 71-80 DEN
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball bad pass
Q4 4:16 · CHA 101-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:29 · CHA 14-23 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:12 · CHA 51-56 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 6:46 · CHA 71-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · CHA 101-104 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · CHA 101-105 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:02 · CHA 104-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 33 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
