⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:49 · DET 13-5 DEN
- Lead
Cade Cunningham hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · DET 100-99 DEN
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a layup
Q4 1:41 · DET 103-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses technical free throw
Q1 1:21 · DET 22-21 DEN
- Technical
Marvin Bagley III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:22 · DET 51-51 DEN
- Turnover
Isaiah Livers bad pass
Q4 2:09 · DET 101-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:35 · DET 15-16 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:08 · DET 23-30 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:26 · DET 55-60 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:19 · DET 12-5 DEN
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass
Q4 3:56 · DET 95-94 DEN
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DET 103-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
