⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 3:17 · BKN 63-52 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 4:49 · BKN 113-116 DEN
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · BKN 113-116 DEN
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · BKN 114-118 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:24 · BKN 4-15 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:42 · BKN 87-92 DEN
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:17 · BKN 91-96 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · BKN 113-118 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
