⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their seventeen
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 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:01 · BKN 51-45 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 5:05 · BKN 71-70 SA
- Ties it
Kerry Kittles made 23 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:16 · BKN 77-77 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kerry Kittles Double Technical Foul. Stephen Jackson gains possession.
Q1 8:45 · BKN 4-2 SA
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Lost Ball. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 2:51 · BKN 71-70 SA
- Turnover
Lucious Harris Lost Ball. Stolen by Emanuel Ginobili.
Q4 1:17 · BKN 75-73 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:41 · BKN 23-24 SA
- Ties it
Emanuel Ginobili made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Parker.
Q4 0:43 · BKN 75-75 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · BKN 75-76 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:04 · BKN 75-73 SA
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · BKN 77-78 SA
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · BKN 77-78 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
