⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 4:50 · BKN 91-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · BKN 91-84 SAC
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · BKN 92-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · BKN 92-86 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 9:55 · BKN 29-35 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:19 · BKN 90-82 SAC
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:39 · BKN 97-86 SAC
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |










