⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 38 from three
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 took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 7:24 · DEN 19-12 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:08 · DEN 30-21 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 6:55 · DEN 55-39 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 3:17 · DEN 93-85 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
