⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:37 · NO 9-2 DEN
- Go-ahead
CJ McCollum hit a 28-foot three jumper, Dejounte Murray with the assist
Q4 0:53 · NO 119-117 DEN
- Lead
Dejounte Murray hit a 15-foot pullup jump shot
OT 4:43 · NO 121-119 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones bad pass
Q4 0:34 · NO 119-117 DEN
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
OT 0:51 · NO 127-129 DEN
- Missed FT
Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 3
OT 0:01 · NO 129-132 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:47 · NO 9-10 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:23 · NO 107-107 DEN
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a alley oop dunk shot, Nikola Jokic with the assist
OT 2:08 · NO 125-127 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:44 · NO 112-115 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
OT 3:12 · NO 123-123 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:05 · NO 129-131 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 37 | Assists | 34 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
