โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their two
Key battles
๐Good 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 17-point lead to 26
Q4 11:44 ยท BKN 92-66 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses technical free throw
Q3 8:36 ยท BKN 58-47 MIN

Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:43 ยท BKN 40-29 MIN
- Technical
Craig Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:09 ยท BKN 79-61 MIN
๐The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |









