⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 25-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:25 · ATL 86-100 DEN
- Technical
Quin Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:25 · ATL 86-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · ATL 122-126 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:50 · ATL 62-69 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q3 7:39 · ATL 71-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:21 · ATL 55-52 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · ATL 121-126 DEN
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ATL 122-128 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
