⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:37 · DET 28-29 BKN
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 76-75 BKN
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 75-75 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:02 · DET 76-77 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:14 · DET 4-14 BKN
- Lead
Vince Carter hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 74-75 BKN
- Winner
Jason Kidd hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DET 76-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd lost ball
Q4 2:23 · DET 72-74 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Collins bad pass
Q4 1:28 · DET 74-74 BKN
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 74-75 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
