⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 23-13 off them- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 8:55 · BKN 88-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass
Q4 2:23 · BKN 95-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · BKN 95-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · BKN 98-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 3:29 · BKN 93-85 DEN
- Turnover
Voshon Lenard Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Collins.
Q4 1:39 · BKN 95-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
