⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q1 4:58 · WSH 13-17 BKN
- Steal
Caron Butler stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 1:38 · WSH 83-79 BKN
- Go-ahead
Gilbert Arenas hit a 26-foot three jumper, Caron Butler with the assist
OT 4:22 · WSH 90-89 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul)
OT 3:15 · WSH 90-94 BKN
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
OT 3:15 · WSH 90-94 BKN
- Missed FT
Michael Ruffin misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:44 · WSH 92-100 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 9:41 · WSH 2-17 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 4:01 · WSH 32-48 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
OT 4:03 · WSH 90-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 1:38 · WSH 83-79 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter offensive foul (Michael Ruffin draws the foul)
Q4 0:03 · WSH 85-84 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 0:03 · WSH 85-84 BKN
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
