⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 7
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
Q3 11:00 · DEN 55-50 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:18 · DEN 63-55 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · DEN 91-83 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · DEN 91-83 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
