⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
-13Q127-37
+5Q229-23
+12Q330-17
-12Q424-35
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
7Turnovers16
5Blocks12
8Steals3
28Free throws made14
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
