⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:00 · BKN 24-18 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 9:42 · BKN 71-63 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass
Q4 0:32 · BKN 83-75 NY
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · BKN 84-78 NY
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · BKN 85-78 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:05 · BKN 50-48 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allan Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Kerry Kittles.
Q4 2:20 · BKN 78-73 NY
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Offensive Foul
Q4 1:13 · BKN 83-75 NY
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.
Q4 0:18 · BKN 84-78 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
