⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 35 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Ties it
Aaron Gordon hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:27 · DEN 102-102 OKC
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 3-foot two point shot
OT 4:39 · DEN 104-102 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 0:27 · DEN 109-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul
Q1 7:09 · DEN 8-16 OKC
- Turnover
Jamal Murray traveling
Q4 1:31 · DEN 99-100 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:13 · DEN 109-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:00 · DEN 8-17 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jalen Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 1:50 · DEN 99-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams lost ball turnover
OT 3:06 · DEN 107-102 OKC
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein bad pass
OT 2:35 · DEN 109-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
