⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:26 · DEN 8-3 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 2:45 · DEN 33-23 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 11:21 · DEN 86-71 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:16 · DEN 45-44 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard Double Technical Foul. Othella Harrington gains possession.
Q3 5:01 · DEN 66-56 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
