⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 4:52 · BKN 51-41 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 11:38 · BKN 62-43 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 10:45 · BKN 87-61 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 0:35 · BKN 77-60 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
