⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 8:11 · BKN 34-19 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 8:53 · BKN 71-45 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q2 11:53 · BKN 19-11 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 5:43 · BKN 75-57 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:26 · BKN 98-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q4 11:11 · BKN 88-70 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:09 · BKN 100-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
