⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 46
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:16 · DEN 11-2 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q2 7:43 · DEN 34-37 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 6:01 · DEN 70-92 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q4 6:24 · DEN 95-128 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 3:59 · DEN 97-138 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikal Bridges technical foul
Q2 7:43 · DEN 34-37 NY
📊The numbers
| DEN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 44 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
