⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 32
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 8:17 · DAL 19-3 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q3 7:27 · DAL 86-67 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · DAL 96-99 DEN
- Turnover
Quentin Grimes bad pass
Q4 3:37 · DAL 97-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 1:56 · DAL 61-62 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:54 · DAL 87-77 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:54 · DAL 91-91 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
