⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 11:22 · BKN 15-0 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:15 · BKN 24-22 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:03 · BKN 26-31 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
