⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 40 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:18 · DEN 20-12 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:43 · DEN 58-58 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 1:37 · DEN 90-80 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:53 · DEN 46-58 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |