⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:01 · DEN 36-36 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q3 1:48 · DEN 81-67 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
