⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:02 · NY 85-86 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:19 · NY 98-91 DEN
- Lead
Jalen Brunson hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:55 · NY 110-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:49 · NY 71-81 DEN
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:26 · NY 112-110 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:26 · NY 67-79 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a driving layup, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 2:37 · NY 110-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:04 · NY 108-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
