⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 13
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:45 · DEN 38-29 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 4:44 · DEN 94-74 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q4 5:35 · DEN 128-92 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 1:49 · DEN 130-104 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
