⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 4:18 · NO 98-97 DEN
- Lead
Willy Hernangomez hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · NO 98-97 DEN
- Ties it
Willy Hernangomez hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · NO 97-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones bad pass
Q4 2:38 · NO 92-97 DEN
- Turnover
Herbert Jones steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:06 · NO 92-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:45 · NO 4-10 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 9:34 · NO 28-44 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:16 · NO 98-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:51 · NO 90-97 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:50 · NO 92-97 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:54 · NO 96-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
