⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:13 · DAL 56-52 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:54 · DAL 74-76 DEN
- Steal
Dwight Powell stole it from Bones Hyland
Q4 2:13 · DAL 95-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie lost ball turnover
Q4 1:33 · DAL 97-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 9:04 · DAL 32-42 DEN
- Steal
Michael Porter Jr. stole it from Spencer Dinwiddie
Q4 1:33 · DAL 97-93 DEN
- Winner
Michael Porter Jr. hit a 24-foot three jumper, Bones Hyland with the assist
Q4 0:55 · DAL 97-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:19 · DAL 95-93 DEN
- Turnover
Bones Hyland lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · DAL 95-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
