⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:47 · DEN 61-54 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:07 · DEN 92-75 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ausar Thompson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 2:22 · DEN 94-77 DET
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:27 · DEN 117-100 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 0 |
