⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36- A 19-0 run took them from 12 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 12 down to 7 up
Q3 7:14 · BKN 90-83 DEN
- Winner
Bruce Brown hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot, Caris LeVert with the assist
Q4 1:44 · BKN 115-113 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 2:16 · BKN 121-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:58 · BKN 107-107 DEN
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:27 · BKN 107-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BKN 122-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 1:02 · BKN 54-72 DEN
- Lead
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot
Q4 2:40 · BKN 111-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton offensive foul
Q4 2:00 · BKN 113-113 DEN
- Turnover
Will Barton turnover
Q4 2:00 · BKN 113-113 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
