⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 19-8 off them
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 stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 4:47 · DEN 80-56 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 1:54 · DEN 121-98 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
