⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 16-4 off them- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 51
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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
Q4 10:40 · NO 100-94 DEN
- Ties it
Saddiq Bey hit a 1-foot running dunk, Zion Williamson with the assist
Q4 2:27 · NO 112-112 DEN
- Ties it
Trey Murphy III hit a driving layup, Derik Queen with the assist
Q4 1:02 · NO 114-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson bad pass turnover
Q4 3:26 · NO 110-109 DEN
- Turnover
Jeremiah Fears lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · NO 110-112 DEN
- Turnover
Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:09 · NO 114-118 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:27 · NO 18-22 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:14 · NO 92-94 DEN
- Winner
Peyton Watson hit a 14-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:39 · NO 114-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover
Q4 2:31 · NO 110-112 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
