⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Bulls 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 6:43 · CHI 15-14 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 3:54 · CHI 44-54 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 6:42 · CHI 64-80 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 1:30 · CHI 78-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:08 · CHI 47-54 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · CHI 106-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| CHI | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
