⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-6 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
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 1:14 · BKN 103-99 MIN
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · BKN 107-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 0:34 · BKN 104-101 MIN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez lost ball
Q4 0:28 · BKN 104-103 MIN
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BKN 104-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Luke Ridnour stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:34 · BKN 104-101 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Randolph stole it from Brook Lopez
Q4 0:28 · BKN 104-103 MIN
- Ties it
Michael Beasley hit a 10-foot jumper
Q4 0:07 · BKN 105-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Randolph bad pass
Q4 4:37 · BKN 97-92 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 1:14 · BKN 103-99 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Randolph out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · BKN 104-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
