⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · DET 74-74 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 2:16 · DET 69-74 BKN
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Bad Pass
Q4 1:46 · DET 69-74 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:55 · DET 72-74 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:34 · DET 4-10 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 0:04 · DET 63-65 BKN
- Winner
Jason Kidd made 20 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:01 · DET 74-76 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kerry Kittles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:48 · DET 65-72 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Collins Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 1:54 · DET 69-74 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
