⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 22 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 50
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 70
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 8:56 · DEN 102-101 BKN
- Go-ahead
Emmanuel Mudiay hit a driving layup
Q4 0:05 · DEN 111-110 BKN
- Go-ahead
Emmanuel Mudiay hit a two point shot
OT 3:44 · DEN 116-115 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton bad pass
Q4 0:46 · DEN 109-108 BKN
- Turnover
Gary Harris out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · DEN 109-110 BKN
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay offensive foul (Shane Larkin draws the foul)
OT 2:47 · DEN 116-117 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 7:41 · DEN 15-18 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 6:37 · DEN 78-83 BKN
- Lead
Markel Brown hit a 11-foot jumper
OT 4:37 · DEN 112-114 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · DEN 106-104 BKN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:03 · DEN 114-114 BKN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez lost ball turnover
OT 0:31 · DEN 120-119 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
