⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:57 · DEN 69-74 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 5:26 · DEN 87-80 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:14 · DEN 124-108 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julian Strawther misses technical free throw
Q4 8:04 · DEN 113-100 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 7:08 · DEN 35-53 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Hawkins flopping technical foul
Q3 4:32 · DEN 81-80 NO
- Technical
Jordan Hawkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:04 · DEN 113-100 NO
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
