โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
๐Good 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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 9:11 ยท BKN 17-2 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 7:18 ยท BKN 64-46 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Technical Foul
Q2 8:52 ยท BKN 37-18 DET
- Technical
Jason Collins Double Technical Foul. Richard Hamilton gains possession.
Q4 1:59 ยท BKN 82-64 DET

Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q1 5:01 ยท BKN 19-4 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:52 ยท BKN 37-18 DET
๐The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |

