⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 18-10 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 6:26 · BKN 17-14 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 11:14 · BKN 57-50 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 1:39 · BKN 101-91 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Vujacic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:59 · BKN 92-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Kris Humphries offensive foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
Q4 2:24 · BKN 92-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Kris Humphries turnover
Q4 2:24 · BKN 92-85 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · BKN 92-84 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:31 · BKN 95-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| BKN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









