⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:30 · NY 106-102 DEN
- Winner
Stephon Marbury hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · NY 109-108 DEN
- Steal
Eddy Curry stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:27 · NY 113-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · NY 111-108 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · NY 115-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 116-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:59 · NY 9-10 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 1:20 · NY 60-71 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 3:36 · NY 82-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 1:27 · NY 113-110 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · NY 116-112 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NY 117-112 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
