⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler offensive foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul)
Q4 0:29 · DEN 96-93 NY
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
Q4 0:29 · DEN 96-93 NY
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 97-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:15 · DEN 43-39 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:37 · DEN 96-95 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 9:22 · DEN 58-49 NY
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani lost ball turnover
Q4 4:22 · DEN 85-81 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 2:47 · DEN 90-85 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
