⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 4:54 · DEN 89-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:52 · DEN 123-120 OKC
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DEN 124-122 OKC
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · DEN 124-122 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Alex Caruso stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:52 · DEN 123-120 OKC
- Steal
Alex Caruso stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:15 · DEN 124-122 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander back court turnover
Q4 1:44 · DEN 121-115 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
