⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:37 · NY 21-11 DEN
- Lead
Amare Stoudemire hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 1:00 · NY 122-120 DEN
- Winner
Wilson Chandler hit a 25-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 0:30 · NY 125-122 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:15 · NY 13-10 DEN
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:04 · NY 66-65 DEN
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses technical free throw
Q4 0:06 · NY 129-125 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 7:24 · NY 110-111 DEN
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a 25-foot three jumper, Arron Afflalo with the assist
Q4 1:17 · NY 120-120 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a driving dunk, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:43 · NY 122-122 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:50 · NY 120-117 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
Q4 0:16 · NY 125-122 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:16 · NY 125-122 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
