⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 3:42 · DEN 54-49 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:39 · DEN 93-94 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 7:27 · DEN 107-101 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q3 11:11 · DEN 57-56 TOR
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:45 · DEN 113-110 TOR
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 120-115 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:23 · DEN 2-11 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 6:58 · DEN 67-77 TOR
- Ties it
Jakob Poeltl hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:59 · DEN 115-115 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DEN 119-115 TOR
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DEN 119-115 TOR
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
