⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 54- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 7:50 · DEN 96-79 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:25 · DEN 137-118 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul
Q3 7:50 · DEN 86-79 ATL
- Technical
De'Andre Hunter flopping technical foul
Q3 3:16 · DEN 105-85 ATL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 44 | Assists | 34 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
