⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their eighteen
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:40 · DEN 85-87 TOR
- Go-ahead
Peyton Watson hit a 24-foot three shot, Michael Porter Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:41 · DEN 118-117 TOR
- Winner
Julian Strawther hit a 1-foot two point shot, Michael Porter Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:09 · DEN 120-119 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · DEN 109-113 TOR
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:39 · DEN 120-119 TOR
- Missed FT
Julian Strawther misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DEN 120-119 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Ochai Agbaji hit a driving layup, RJ Barrett with the assist
Q4 1:25 · DEN 118-119 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett bad pass
Q4 1:47 · DEN 115-117 TOR
- Turnover
Gradey Dick lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · DEN 120-119 TOR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:15 · DEN 120-119 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 38 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
