⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
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 4 down to 5 up
Q2 6:16 · BKN 42-37 DET
- Ties it
Jason Kidd hit a 24-foot three jumper, Richard Jefferson with the assist
Q4 2:29 · BKN 82-82 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson bad pass
Q4 1:49 · BKN 82-82 DET
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 0:52 · BKN 82-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:15 · BKN 27-29 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 0:36 · BKN 49-52 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:35 · BKN 82-90 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:46 · BKN 77-80 DET
- Turnover
Dale Davis lost ball
Q4 4:09 · BKN 77-80 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
