⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:25 · BKN 44-40 DET
- Steal
Vince Carter stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 0:39 · BKN 88-84 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson turnover
Q4 2:44 · BKN 83-79 DET
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 1:23 · BKN 85-84 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · BKN 91-84 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince offensive foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)
Q4 1:01 · BKN 85-84 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince turnover
Q4 1:01 · BKN 85-84 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 0:39 · BKN 88-84 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
