⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+9Q134-27
+2Q225-24
-3Q331-34
+15Q437-22
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 43 from three
- A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
Key battles
7Blocks1
16Fast break points9
49%Three-point accuracy32%
21Threes made14
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q3 0:30 · DEN 104-85 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 21 | Threes made | 14 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
