⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:31 · BKN 40-32 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 8:33 · BKN 67-63 SA
- Winner
Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · BKN 73-72 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:28 · BKN 70-68 SA
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Emanuel Ginobili.
Q4 2:21 · BKN 70-72 SA
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · BKN 70-72 SA

Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q3 4:47 · BKN 56-61 SA
- Lead
Emanuel Ginobili made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:43 · BKN 70-71 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:11 · BKN 26-29 SA
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:07 · BKN 58-63 SA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:45 · BKN 69-68 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 13 | Blocks | 10 |

