⏱️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
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 30-22 off them
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:30 · BKN 17-15 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:15 · BKN 34-29 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 2:06 · BKN 50-42 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q2 2:06 · BKN 50-42 DET
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Double Technical Foul. Ben Wallace gains possession.
Q3 7:18 · BKN 65-54 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:46 · BKN 73-68 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Clifford Robinson Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 6:35 · BKN 40-33 DET
- Flagrant
Michael Curry Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 2:06 · BKN 50-42 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
