⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:09 · BKN 55-63 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 5:46 · BKN 93-100 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:35 · BKN 102-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dorian Finney-Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:06 · BKN 40-48 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 5:20 · BKN 12-25 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 2:26 · BKN 71-91 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
