⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 58
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:17 · BKN 10-0 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q3 11:44 · BKN 79-52 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Booker offensive foul (Will Barton draws the foul)
Q4 2:23 · BKN 109-101 DEN
- Turnover
Trevor Booker turnover
Q4 2:23 · BKN 109-101 DEN
- Missed FT
Trevor Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · BKN 111-109 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 9:37 · BKN 81-60 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:39 · BKN 96-84 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:41 · BKN 114-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · BKN 81-60 DEN
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · BKN 81-60 DEN
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:13 · BKN 112-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
