⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:28 · BKN 17-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:30 · BKN 45-47 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Traveling
Q4 3:12 · BKN 80-73 SA
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 2:20 · BKN 80-75 SA
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Bad Pass. Stolen by David Robinson.
Q4 1:44 · BKN 80-75 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:23 · BKN 17-26 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:25 · BKN 11-18 SA
- Missed FT
Steve Kerr missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:19 · BKN 22-29 SA
- Turnover
Danny Ferry Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:51 · BKN 82-77 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
