⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of 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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 15 in the third quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 1:46 · DEN 40-36 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q2 8:26 · DEN 66-44 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:28 · DEN 79-60 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:23 · DEN 100-85 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:26 · DEN 108-92 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
