⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:48 · DEN 17-12 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:48 · DEN 63-60 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 9:47 · DEN 119-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q1 2:28 · DEN 27-25 MEM
- Missed FT
Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 8:34 · DEN 115-98 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:30 · DEN 68-76 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dariq Whitehead flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:34 · DEN 114-98 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
