⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their thirteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Donnell Harvey Technical Foul
Q4 8:52 · DEN 62-61 NY
- Turnover
Rodney White Offensive Foul
Q4 3:51 · DEN 65-72 NY
- Turnover
Rodney White Foul
Q4 3:51 · DEN 65-72 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:06 · DEN 28-32 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 11:21 · DEN 62-64 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 6:33 · DEN 65-73 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Ward missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:45 · DEN 65-72 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
