⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:39 · DEN 15-13 ORL
- Lead
Aaron Gordon hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DEN 116-115 ORL
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 25-foot step back jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:01 · DEN 119-116 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q3 5:30 · DEN 81-76 ORL
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · DEN 109-111 ORL
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:38 · DEN 109-111 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:48 · DEN 7-13 ORL
- Go-ahead
Franz Wagner hit a 24-foot three jumper, Markelle Fultz with the assist
Q4 2:58 · DEN 109-111 ORL
- Ties it
Markelle Fultz hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DEN 116-116 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Osbourne technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:32 · DEN 73-65 ORL
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz bad pass
Q4 1:40 · DEN 109-113 ORL
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DEN 116-115 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
