⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 38 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Santi Aldama bad pass
Q4 4:04 · MEM 101-109 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Santi Aldama and Peyton Watson
Q4 3:52 · MEM 101-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:00 · MEM 24-34 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 1:10 · MEM 57-74 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 8:19 · MEM 58-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Braun offensive foul
Q4 3:06 · MEM 104-111 DEN
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 110-118 DEN
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 110-118 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
