⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 10:11 · NY 74-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Marcus Camby.
Q4 2:38 · NY 87-79 DEN
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:55 · NY 87-81 DEN
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · NY 89-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 3:36 · NY 64-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Bad Pass
Q4 4:41 · NY 81-79 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
