⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 25
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 50
- A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
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 17-point lead to 29
Q4 8:58 · DEN 133-104 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 35
Q4 3:30 · DEN 144-109 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 39 | Assists | 34 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
