⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 46
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 3 down to 7 up
Q3 10:49 · DEN 76-69 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 4:20 · DEN 92-78 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 2:04 · DEN 103-81 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon flopping technical foul
Q3 6:33 · DEN 84-73 TOR
- Flagrant
Aaron Gordon flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:18 · DEN 84-77 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:13 · DEN 2-8 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 6:15 · DEN 49-59 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 29 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. GordonF | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +9 |
C. JohnsonF | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | +20 |
N. JokicC Triple-double | 30 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 13-19 | 0-1 | 6-7 | +25 |
J. MurrayG | 28 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +16 |
C. BraunG | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +22 |
B. HopkinsF | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 5-8 | +11 |
T. BrazileF | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +15 |
T. JonesG | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
M. Bagley IIIF | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +1 |
Z. NnajiF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -7 |
A. DialloF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
D. Holmes IIF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
R. NembhardG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Team | 128 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 48-78 | 9-23 | 23-27 |
Did not playD. DeRozan (low back muscle spasms)
Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. BarrettF | 33 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 5-8 | -15 |
S. BarnesF | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 2-4 | -23 |
C. Murray-BoylesF | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
I. QuickleyG | 32 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 1-1 | -29 |
J. WalterG | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -9 |
J. SheadG | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -17 |
J. BattleF | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | -14 |
J. PoeltlC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
A. GravesF | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
A. MartinG | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 |
K. AndersonF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
J. BradleyG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +7 |
T. Jackson-DavisF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Team | 109 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 41-84 | 12-34 | 15-22 |
