⏱️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 first 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
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:56 · DEN 13-5 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:49 · DEN 61-55 OKC
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Luguentz Dort
Q4 0:43 · DEN 116-112 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:05 · DEN 116-112 OKC
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 119-114 OKC
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 122-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 5:17 · DEN 18-19 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:21 · DEN 111-108 OKC
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · DEN 116-112 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
