⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:38 · NO 36-46 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:07 · NO 73-79 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. WilliamsonF | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 10-14 | 1-1 | 4-6 | -15 |
T. Murphy IIIF | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-1 | -12 |
D. JordanC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -16 |
D. MurrayG | 30 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -12 |
J. FearsG | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
S. BeyG | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -22 |
D. QueenC Double-double | 25 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-7 | -5 |
H. JonesF | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
K. MatkovicF | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +16 |
B. MathurinG | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -1 |
J. PooleG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +8 |
B. McGowensG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 91 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 34-82 | 7-30 | 16-22 |
Did not playT. Watford (coach's decision), J. Reese (coach's decision), A. Johnson (coach's decision)
Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. GordonF Double-double | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 7-8 | +15 |
T. BrazileF | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
N. JokicC Triple-double | 34 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | +17 |
J. MurrayG | 38 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 9-19 | 5-11 | 0-0 | +11 |
C. BraunG | 36 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +15 |
D. DeRozanG | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +2 |
M. Bagley IIIF | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -3 |
B. HopkinsF | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
T. JonesG | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 104 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 37-80 | 12-31 | 18-19 |
Did not playZ. Nnaji (coach's decision), D. Holmes II (coach's decision), C. Whitmore (coach's decision), R. Nembhard (coach's decision)
