⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eleven
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 8:04 · DEN 16-11 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul
Q4 8:11 · DEN 90-79 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Thomas missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:11 · DEN 90-79 NY
- Technical
Othella Harrington Technical Foul
Q4 2:00 · DEN 101-92 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
