⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 8 down to 1 up
Q2 4:22 · BKN 43-42 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 9:45 · BKN 61-51 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:35 · BKN 69-53 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Kidd Technical Foul
Q1 0:00 · BKN 22-30 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 5:54 · BKN 99-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Marion Technical Foul
Q3 8:49 · BKN 57-51 PHX
📊The numbers
| BKN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
