⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 32 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 30
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 1:58 · DAL 70-91 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:43 · DAL 79-93 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:04 · DAL 6-19 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q2 4:31 · DAL 39-66 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q4 8:43 · DAL 79-105 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
