⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:49 · TOR 63-63 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 10:59 · TOR 91-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja'Kobe Walter bad pass turnover
Q4 3:14 · TOR 98-101 DEN
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · TOR 99-102 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:04 · TOR 11-19 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 1:29 · TOR 79-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · TOR 98-101 DEN
- Turnover
DaRon Holmes II offensive foul
Q4 0:59 · TOR 99-102 DEN
- Turnover
DaRon Holmes II offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:59 · TOR 99-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
