⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Made five threes to their fourteen
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:25 · DEN 51-57 MEM
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 15-foot step back jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 2:46 · DEN 110-108 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 4:37 · DEN 116-108 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:15 · DEN 105-108 MEM
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · DEN 116-109 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · DEN 117-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:58 · DEN 40-55 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:40 · DEN 62-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 2:28 · DEN 110-108 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:47 · DEN 112-108 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Edey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · DEN 116-108 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
