⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:55 · CHA 27-26 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:37 · CHA 66-60 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:16 · CHA 101-109 DEN
- Missed FT
Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · CHA 104-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 10:15 · CHA 66-73 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:00 · CHA 81-94 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 8:02 · CHA 90-104 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
