⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 22
- Made seven threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 42 from three
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
- Lead
Taurean Prince hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:54 · BKN 99-97 DEN
- Go-ahead
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a two point shot
Q4 0:42 · BKN 101-100 DEN
- Winner
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a driving layup, Joe Harris with the assist
Q4 0:26 · BKN 103-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · BKN 94-95 DEN
- Turnover
Joe Harris offensive foul
Q4 2:25 · BKN 97-97 DEN
- Turnover
Joe Harris turnover
Q4 2:25 · BKN 97-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:02 · BKN 53-56 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:11 · BKN 82-83 DEN
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot
Q4 0:30 · BKN 101-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:54 · BKN 99-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
