⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:49 · DEN 23-18 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 6:47 · DEN 47-38 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:37 · DEN 88-75 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:02 · DEN 101-95 BKN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:02 · DEN 101-95 BKN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:50 · DEN 105-101 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:52 · DEN 94-92 BKN
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:50 · DEN 105-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Farmar misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · DEN 101-98 BKN
- Goaltend
Travis Outlaw defensive goaltending
Q4 1:58 · DEN 103-98 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
