⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jacque Vaughn missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 6:56 · BKN 8-4 SA
- Technical
Vince Carter Double Technical Foul. Bruce Bowen gains possession.
Q3 6:03 · BKN 56-44 SA
- Missed FT
Jason Collins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:48 · BKN 87-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:11 · BKN 31-24 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 0:46 · BKN 91-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 2:58 · BKN 86-90 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:29 · BKN 87-90 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:50 · BKN 87-91 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
