⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 24
- A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23
Q2 10:10 · DEN 54-31 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 10:12 · DEN 73-44 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 3:17 · DEN 115-87 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:19 · DEN 64-44 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q3 4:52 · DEN 82-60 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 10:52 · DEN 102-83 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
