⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 43 from three
- Could not get to the line, five free throws to their 21
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 8:19 · NY 85-106 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:01 · NY 99-113 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 3:28 · NY 66-92 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 10:11 · NY 76-106 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
