⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 27- Made thirteen threes to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:14 · BKN 109-106 DEN
- Lead
Nic Claxton hit a alley oop dunk shot, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 2:45 · BKN 120-118 DEN
- Lead
Cam Thomas hit a 11-foot pullup jump shot
OT 4:41 · BKN 127-125 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:50 · BKN 120-121 DEN
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BKN 124-123 DEN
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder offensive foul
OT 0:17 · BKN 137-142 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:04 · BKN 99-101 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot
OT 3:46 · BKN 127-129 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 4:21 · BKN 127-133 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:48 · BKN 132-139 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:22 · BKN 137-142 DEN
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 20 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
