⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 12
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · BKN 59-71 DEN
- Technical
Bobby Simmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:40 · BKN 86-117 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 0:06 · BKN 51-59 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 7:58 · BKN 57-71 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 0:27 · BKN 77-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:31 · BKN 16-16 DEN
- Flagrant
Anthony Carter flagrant foul type 1 (Courtney Lee draws the foul)
Q1 2:54 · BKN 19-18 DEN
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q4 2:40 · BKN 86-117 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
