⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-12 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:00 · DEN 16-9 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 8:27 · DEN 47-30 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
C.J. Watson misses technical free throw
Q2 9:12 · DEN 31-26 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
