⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:02 · DEN 50-37 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 6:16 · DEN 86-61 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 10:14 · DEN 103-78 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:31 · DEN 28-25 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:18 · DEN 104-89 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 9 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Steals | 25 |
| 21 | Blocks | 16 |
