⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 54
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:40 · DEN 63-64 BKN
- Ties it
Jamal Murray hit a 19-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:44 · DEN 106-106 BKN
- Lead
Malik Beasley hit a 3-foot two point shot, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 1:23 · DEN 108-106 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:09 · DEN 37-47 BKN
- Turnover
Gary Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · DEN 102-104 BKN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic traveling
Q4 0:22 · DEN 110-110 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:53 · DEN 98-99 BKN
- Ties it
Jarrett Allen hit a 2-foot dunk, Caris LeVert with the assist
Q4 0:29 · DEN 110-110 BKN
- Winner
Caris LeVert hit a pullup jump shot
Q4 0:00 · DEN 110-112 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DEN 100-99 BKN
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · DEN 102-102 BKN
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:19 · DEN 102-102 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
