⏱️How 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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 26
- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 32-4 off them
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 8:30 · BKN 46-30 SAC
- Winner
Devin Harris hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jordan Farmar with the assist
Q4 1:12 · BKN 98-97 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 3:13 · BKN 102-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw offensive foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)
Q4 4:09 · BKN 89-95 SAC
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
Q4 2:47 · BKN 91-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · BKN 95-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 2:48 · BKN 76-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:46 · BKN 52-39 SAC
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q3 3:39 · BKN 76-68 SAC
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
