⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-21Q18-29
-3Q228-30
-12Q320-30
+10Q433-23
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 3
- A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
3Fast break points19
6Steals12
15Offensive rebounds8
6Threes made10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q2 6:13 · DEN 28-51 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q1 5:37 · DEN 9-33 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
