⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 5
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q3 3:20 · BKN 87-53 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 44
Q4 3:59 · BKN 114-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Sean Williams flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
Q4 6:37 · BKN 100-66 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:26 · BKN 56-37 DEN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:26 · BKN 57-37 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
