⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 29
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 22-4 off them
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 26
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 9:17 · DEN 44-33 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:31 · DEN 58-44 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 6:22 · DEN 83-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:05 · DEN 109-107 MEM
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · DEN 112-109 MEM
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover
Q4 1:19 · DEN 116-113 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:37 · DEN 60-56 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:31 · DEN 103-100 MEM
- Steal
Lawson Lovering stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:58 · DEN 112-109 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive foul
Q4 2:49 · DEN 112-109 MEM
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:49 · DEN 112-109 MEM
- Missed FT
Lawson Lovering misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 120-116 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
