⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:39 · WSH 10-19 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:34 · WSH 83-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q3 3:16 · WSH 66-72 DEN
- Turnover
Jalen Pickett bad pass turnover
Q4 3:31 · WSH 91-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| WSH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
