⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 34 from three- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:09 · NO 14-8 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:57 · NO 23-10 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:08 · NO 107-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul
Q2 2:53 · NO 49-51 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 35 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
