⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Brook Lopez hit a 19-foot jumper, Markel Brown with the assist
Q4 2:50 · BKN 99-98 DEN
- Ties it
Brook Lopez hit a two point shot, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:22 · BKN 102-102 DEN
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a 27-foot, Markel Brown with the assist
Q4 0:00 · BKN 105-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · BKN 100-100 DEN
- Turnover
Shane Larkin bad pass
Q4 1:54 · BKN 100-102 DEN
- Turnover
Markel Brown bad pass
Q4 0:42 · BKN 102-102 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:15 · BKN 57-53 DEN
- Lead
Danilo Gallinari hit a driving layup
Q4 2:05 · BKN 100-102 DEN
- Lead
Kenneth Faried hit a 6-foot two point shot, Emmanuel Mudiay with the assist
Q4 0:01 · BKN 102-104 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
