⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:12 · BKN 73-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:16 · BKN 57-65 LAL
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses technical free throw
Q3 5:31 · BKN 57-68 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q3 8:29 · BKN 57-73 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 4:01 · BKN 59-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:13 · BKN 31-45 LAL
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:31 · BKN 57-68 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · BKN 87-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
