⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 11:11 · BKN 29-23 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q2 0:43 · BKN 47-42 DEN
- Turnover
Vince Carter traveling
Q4 0:44 · BKN 90-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:59 · BKN 6-12 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:30 · BKN 56-59 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 5:43 · BKN 60-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 4:16 · BKN 82-88 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 3:48 · BKN 84-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · BKN 90-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
