⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of eighteen from three
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 3:27 · BKN 78-64 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:18 · BKN 93-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass
Q4 1:32 · BKN 93-88 PHX
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:20 · BKN 94-88 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Collins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:50 · BKN 94-88 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:02 · BKN 28-31 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:49 · BKN 81-80 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass
Q4 2:15 · BKN 93-86 PHX
📊The numbers
| BKN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
