⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:33 · DEN 74-67 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Wilson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 3:51 · DEN 110-109 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 3:51 · DEN 110-109 NY
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 127-123 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:51 · DEN 83-80 NY
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:40 · DEN 115-112 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
