⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 3
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:10 · NY 51-60 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 6:18 · NY 71-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · NY 96-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 6:07 · NY 90-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joffrey Lauvergne out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · NY 92-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
