⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q3 10:49 · DEN 69-51 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 7:09 · DEN 77-53 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:18 · DEN 18-11 CHA
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:25 · DEN 45-42 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:33 · DEN 24-26 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 2:16 · DEN 111-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Washington flopping technical foul
Q3 1:35 · DEN 84-63 CHA
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
