⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-6Q115-22
-2Q221-23
+4Q329-24
-8Q420-29
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-10 off them
Key battles
10Points off turnovers28
21%Three-point accuracy43%
22Turnovers11
0Fast break points2
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:35 · WSH 63-67 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:35 · WSH 28-39 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
