⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:56 · DEN 105-102 WSH
- Lead
Aaron Gordon hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 2:57 · DEN 110-107 WSH
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:12 · DEN 113-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover
Q4 4:08 · DEN 105-102 WSH
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · DEN 105-103 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Khris Middleton hit a 23-foot three jumper, Tre Johnson with the assist
Q4 2:33 · DEN 110-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tre Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · DEN 105-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyshawn George misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:22 · DEN 107-105 WSH
📊The numbers
| DEN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
