⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 5:09 · NO 23-18 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:17 · NO 32-22 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:18 · NO 95-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:26 · NO 95-88 DEN
- Turnover
Brandon Boston Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:30 · NO 97-90 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:43 · NO 87-86 DEN
- Steal
Christian Braun stole it from Brandon Boston Jr.
Q4 1:30 · NO 97-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dario Saric bad pass
Q4 5:00 · NO 89-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
