⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 22
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 stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 0:59 · BKN 87-63 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Scalabrine Double Technical Foul. Chris Wilcox gains possession.
Q4 5:20 · BKN 89-68 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:12 · BKN 52-44 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:23 · BKN 93-78 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
