⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+1Q120-16
+5Q220-15
-2Q322-23
-10Q416-26
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, four of nineteen
Key battles
3Steals8
36%Three-point accuracy21%
20Assists12
5Blocks3
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
