⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 6:08 · WSH 47-42 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:17 · WSH 90-100 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 10:41 · WSH 61-68 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 5:28 · WSH 69-84 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 1:28 · WSH 73-96 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
