⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their sixteen
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:39 · BKN 24-20 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:49 · BKN 61-58 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:13 · BKN 87-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul
Q1 3:21 · BKN 26-21 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 2:38 · BKN 97-104 LAL
- Missed FT
Lucious Harris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · BKN 103-111 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:44 · BKN 34-32 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:11 · BKN 93-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:47 · BKN 87-84 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 4:28 · BKN 93-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · BKN 101-109 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
