⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 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
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 4:56 · DEN 60-41 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 4:35 · DEN 109-100 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · DEN 98-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 6:10 · DEN 52-41 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 11:09 · DEN 89-93 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Taj Gibson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 11:01 · DEN 67-53 NY
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · DEN 102-100 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
