⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 21-13 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the fourth 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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:22 · BKN 10-0 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 6:22 · BKN 58-44 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q4 7:22 · BKN 82-58 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:21 · BKN 16-8 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell Technical Foul
Q1 3:21 · BKN 16-8 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul
Q4 2:42 · BKN 79-58 MIN
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
