⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- A 20-0 run took them from 9 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:37 · ATL 37-18 DEN
- Steal
Jalen Johnson stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 2:01 · ATL 122-127 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · ATL 129-131 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 11:14 · ATL 75-64 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:55 · ATL 77-73 DEN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 9 down to 11 up
Q4 11:03 · ATL 106-117 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 2:01 · ATL 122-127 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ATL 131-133 DEN
📊The numbers
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 20 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
