⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 8:32 · DEN 112-104 WSH
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 2-foot layup, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:30 · DEN 121-120 WSH
- Ties it
Jamal Murray hit a 15-foot step back jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:05 · DEN 123-123 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Braun bad pass
Q4 4:47 · DEN 112-107 WSH
- Turnover
Peyton Watson bad pass
Q4 3:33 · DEN 114-110 WSH
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:55 · DEN 116-116 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:50 · DEN 95-98 WSH
- Go-ahead
Kyshawn George hit a 22-foot three jumper, Jordan Poole with the assist
Q4 0:10 · DEN 121-123 WSH
- Winner
Jordan Poole hit a 35-foot threeer, Kyshawn George with the assist
Q4 0:02 · DEN 123-126 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole flopping technical foul
Q3 8:20 · DEN 76-72 WSH
- Turnover
Kyshawn George bad pass
Q4 4:44 · DEN 112-107 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 40 | Assists | 34 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
