⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 twelve threes to their five- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-7 off them
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 62
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 10:48 · NY 90-88 DEN
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 0:25 · NY 110-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:49 · NY 78-80 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NY 104-97 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NY 104-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:15 · NY 61-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q3 0:49 · NY 78-80 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · NY 101-95 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · NY 110-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
