⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 2:21 · DEN 67-58 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 7:11 · DEN 89-75 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 3:10 · DEN 102-83 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q3 4:36 · DEN 94-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:04 · DEN 49-54 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:50 · DEN 118-106 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q3 4:36 · DEN 94-81 DET
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q3 3:10 · DEN 95-83 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
