⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 28-0 run took them from 3 down to 25 up in the first quarter- Made six threes to their thirteen
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 28-0 run
A 28-0 run took them from 3 down to 25 up
Q1 0:34 · NY 62-37 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 8:32 · NY 102-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Quincy Acy flagrant foul type 1 (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q1 8:30 · NY 10-13 DEN
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:28 · NY 96-81 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:55 · NY 6-9 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:06 · NY 89-79 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:43 · NY 105-93 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
