⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:25 · NY 13-10 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 11:07 · NY 72-87 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:45 · NY 16-23 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 11:04 · NY 22-40 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 9:20 · NY 72-97 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
