⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:14 · DEN 27-17 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:01 · DEN 41-26 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q4 2:19 · DEN 140-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Porter Jr. technical foul
Q1 0:17 · DEN 31-23 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 10:06 · DEN 115-96 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 23 | Threes made | 12 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
