⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36- Made six threes 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 9:44 · NY 97-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · NY 108-114 DEN
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · NY 109-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:39 · NY 47-59 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · NY 110-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
