⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, 35 free throws to their 47
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
- Burned in transition, 19 fast break points to 33
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:11 · DEN 83-88 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:48 · DEN 51-63 BKN
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:25 · DEN 82-88 BKN
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q4 1:05 · DEN 87-94 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:03 · DEN 10-21 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q1 1:19 · DEN 21-43 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 4:26 · DEN 80-88 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter Bad Pass
Q4 2:42 · DEN 83-90 BKN
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · DEN 83-90 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
