⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-6 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 36
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
Key battles
9Steals1
6Points off turnovers20
6Turnovers16
3Blocks9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 5:48 · DEN 56-41 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:54 · DEN 95-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 9:32 · DEN 8-8 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
