⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:33 · DEN 13-2 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q1 2:06 · DEN 37-14 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 6:02 · DEN 79-59 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q3 4:03 · DEN 76-59 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaren Jackson Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:56 · DEN 37-19 MEM
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:03 · DEN 76-59 MEM
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · DEN 84-71 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
