⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen
- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 10:51 · DEN 47-24 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q2 4:48 · DEN 63-33 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul
Q1 2:28 · DEN 33-19 PHI
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quentin Grimes misses technical free throw
Q3 4:11 · DEN 89-59 PHI
- Missed FT
Cameron Payne misses technical free throw
Q3 0:45 · DEN 98-69 PHI
📊The numbers
| DEN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
