⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 31
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 17-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 24
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 4:52 · DEN 28-14 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:40 · DEN 64-50 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:26 · DEN 49-42 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:01 · DEN 30-26 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses technical free throw
Q4 11:00 · DEN 86-72 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
