⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:26 · LAL 87-91 BKN
- Go-ahead
Sasha Vujacic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 1:28 · LAL 96-94 BKN
- Lead
Derek Fisher hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · LAL 98-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Vladimir Radmanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:11 · LAL 16-9 BKN
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:13 · LAL 96-95 BKN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · LAL 100-101 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 11:12 · LAL 74-84 BKN
- Winner
Bostjan Nachbar hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 98-99 BKN
- Ties it
Bostjan Nachbar hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 98-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · LAL 87-91 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · LAL 96-94 BKN
- Missed FT
Bostjan Nachbar misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 100-102 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
