⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, eight of 34
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 6 down to 3 up
Q3 7:35 · DEN 69-66 NY
- Ties it
Bones Hyland hit a two point shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 1:05 · DEN 103-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 3:56 · DEN 98-93 NY
- Turnover
Bones Hyland bad pass
Q4 2:55 · DEN 98-97 NY
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 2:37 · DEN 98-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Lead
Jalen Brunson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:52 · DEN 98-99 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 4:07 · DEN 98-103 NY
- Winner
Julius Randle hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · DEN 103-104 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:10 · DEN 98-97 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · DEN 103-103 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
