⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:48 · WSH 62-58 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 4:28 · WSH 80-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Andray Blatche misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · WSH 80-84 BKN
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball
Q4 1:17 · WSH 82-88 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Caron Butler
Q4 1:17 · WSH 82-88 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter double dribble
Q4 4:24 · WSH 80-84 BKN
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
