⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 8:07 · BKN 39-37 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 4:47 · BKN 75-61 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:08 · BKN 99-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
