⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 10:11 · BKN 15-4 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw traveling
Q4 2:49 · BKN 86-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Jordan Farmar misses technical free throw
Q4 2:06 · BKN 86-85 WSH
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · BKN 92-87 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich double dribble
Q4 4:45 · BKN 82-79 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 2:14 · BKN 86-85 WSH
- Technical
Gilbert Arenas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:06 · BKN 86-85 WSH
📊The numbers
| BKN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
