⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- A 24-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:45 · DEN 29-19 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 9:58 · DEN 45-27 NO
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 33
Q3 10:22 · DEN 82-49 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:17 · DEN 53-47 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 40 | Assists | 17 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
