⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their eleven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul
Q4 11:34 · DEN 92-80 BOS
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul
Q4 4:16 · DEN 105-96 BOS
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · DEN 111-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:40 · DEN 62-62 BOS
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 0:49 · DEN 111-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q1 8:21 · DEN 8-13 BOS
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul
Q2 0:27 · DEN 57-54 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · DEN 109-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
