⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 17 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, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 49- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:35 · DEN 14-12 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:09 · DEN 57-54 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:10 · DEN 115-116 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Vlatko Cancar flagrant foul type 1
Q2 11:01 · DEN 33-35 BKN
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:27 · DEN 80-83 BKN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · DEN 119-121 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:40 · DEN 77-80 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie offensive foul
Q4 0:23 · DEN 120-121 BKN
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie turnover
Q4 0:23 · DEN 120-121 BKN
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DEN 120-121 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
