⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three
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
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 3-foot two point shot, Michael Porter Jr. with the assist
Q4 2:04 · DEN 118-118 DAL
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a tip shot
Q4 0:48 · DEN 120-120 DAL
- Winner
Michael Porter Jr. hit a 14-foot driving floating jump shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:06 · DEN 122-120 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 4:03 · DEN 113-111 DAL
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:44 · DEN 116-116 DAL
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:44 · DEN 116-116 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 2:28 · DEN 116-118 DAL
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 1:39 · DEN 118-120 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Powell technical foul
Q3 4:25 · DEN 83-83 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 3:33 · DEN 113-113 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
