⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 46
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 5:12 · DEN 56-48 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 9:33 · DEN 82-64 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 5:20 · DEN 111-97 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:46 · DEN 94-85 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ziaire Williams flopping technical foul
Q3 10:13 · DEN 73-61 BKN
📊The numbers
| DEN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
