⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 37 fast break points to 8- A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14 in the second 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q1 5:13 · DEN 31-16 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 0:58 · DEN 94-77 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 110-104 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14
Q2 3:47 · DEN 64-50 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:02 · DEN 65-61 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:02 · DEN 94-87 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:56 · DEN 106-98 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 0:05 · DEN 111-104 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
