⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 23-3 off them- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 10:07 · NY 18-6 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:32 · NY 74-74 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 10:14 · NY 105-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q4 1:27 · NY 118-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:40 · NY 60-60 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 9:34 · NY 63-69 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
