⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 9:48 · DEN 88-77 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 5:58 · DEN 98-80 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 7:45 · DEN 117-99 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:25 · DEN 88-80 BKN
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:33 · DEN 105-87 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 10:25 · DEN 109-99 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q3 6:25 · DEN 88-80 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
