⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 28 from three
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:52 · DEN 3-13 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
