⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 38 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · DEN 127-126 DAL
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover
Q4 0:46 · DEN 139-132 DAL
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 142-135 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:58 · DEN 93-92 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:04 · DEN 127-126 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:58 · DEN 128-126 DAL
- Turnover
Max Christie steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:32 · DEN 130-126 DAL
- Missed FT
Cooper Flagg misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · DEN 139-133 DAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
