⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:11 · BKN 12-7 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:20 · BKN 22-14 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q4 10:36 · BKN 112-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:45 · BKN 59-54 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
