⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 6:52 · NY 24-9 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 3:55 · NY 63-41 DEN
- Steal
Tim Hardaway Jr. stole it from Wilson Chandler
Q4 0:28 · NY 110-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · NY 110-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q3 10:24 · NY 69-59 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:48 · NY 71-71 DEN
- Steal
Wilson Chandler stole it from Jarrett Jack
Q4 0:34 · NY 110-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · NY 110-106 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · NY 112-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 10 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Steals | 13 |
| 27 | Blocks | 22 |
