⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 0:28 · DEN 59-53 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 10:14 · DEN 69-55 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:15 · DEN 34-35 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:41 · DEN 23-24 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:00 · DEN 34-40 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q4 6:35 · DEN 105-90 CHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
