⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:18 · BKN 37-38 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 1:19 · BKN 72-59 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:39 · BKN 78-73 WSH
- Turnover
Chris Childs Foul
Q4 0:35 · BKN 83-78 WSH
- Turnover
Chris Childs Out of Bounds
Q4 0:35 · BKN 83-78 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Traveling
Q4 2:49 · BKN 78-73 WSH
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Lost Ball. Stolen by Lucious Harris.
Q4 1:23 · BKN 83-75 WSH
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Collins.
Q4 0:17 · BKN 84-78 WSH
📊The numbers
| BKN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
