โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:30 ยท BKN 15-8 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 8:49 ยท BKN 101-80 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kwame Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:41 ยท BKN 59-50 DET
๐The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |









