⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 38 rebounds to 27- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 8:53 · BKN 19-7 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 4:30 · BKN 115-96 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:52 · BKN 19-16 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:21 · BKN 82-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:22 · BKN 100-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
