⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 8:22 · BKN 78-61 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 5:48 · BKN 114-99 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 71% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
