⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY 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 Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 33
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
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 2:51 · DEN 111-109 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:17 · DEN 117-112 NY
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 117-115 NY
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 120-118 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:03 · DEN 109-109 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:57 · DEN 109-104 NY
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DEN 117-111 NY
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 0:11 · DEN 118-115 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
