⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:33 · NY 47-38 DEN
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 1:13 · NY 121-128 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 2:05 · NY 86-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · NY 121-128 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · NY 121-129 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
