⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:12 · DEN 8-2 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:20 · DEN 20-10 NY
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 0:09 · DEN 106-106 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith turnover
Q4 0:28 · DEN 106-106 NY
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera bad pass
Q4 0:06 · DEN 106-106 NY
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 107-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury hit a three jumper, Eddy Curry with the assist
Q4 0:44 · DEN 106-106 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:21 · DEN 106-109 NY
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:03 · DEN 106-109 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson offensive foul (Eduardo Najera draws the foul)
Q4 1:39 · DEN 104-101 NY
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson turnover
Q4 1:39 · DEN 104-101 NY
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:09 · DEN 106-106 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
