⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 6:41 · DEN 22-14 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 0:28 · DEN 63-43 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:18 · DEN 48-38 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 4:05 · DEN 48-42 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:07 · DEN 89-79 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
