⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-7Q120-28
+13Q228-18
-7Q322-28
-3Q425-28
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 38- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
10Offensive rebounds3
5Blocks1
5Steals12
6Threes made3
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
