⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:31 · BKN 39-49 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 5:43 · BKN 47-68 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q1 3:17 · BKN 11-19 LAL
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q4 11:34 · BKN 51-77 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
