⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:28 · BKN 19-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:58 · BKN 37-37 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul
Q1 0:46 · BKN 23-21 NY
- Turnover
Kerry Kittles Bad Pass. Stolen by Charlie Ward.
Q4 0:29 · BKN 100-93 NY
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · BKN 101-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q3 7:35 · BKN 64-68 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Pope Technical Foul
Q1 2:09 · BKN 19-18 NY
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 4:52 · BKN 89-85 NY
- Turnover
Allan Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 3:15 · BKN 95-87 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
