⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 2:07 · DEN 38-28 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:39 · DEN 52-42 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 1:58 · DEN 66-52 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:50 · DEN 66-61 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
