⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their nineteen- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:10 · BKN 33-24 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 7:09 · BKN 46-31 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 10:34 · BKN 82-63 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul
Q3 5:01 · BKN 63-49 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:04 · BKN 24-24 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q2 8:59 · BKN 33-28 NY
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo Technical Foul
Q4 9:25 · BKN 78-63 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
