⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · WSH 8-0 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q1 1:24 · WSH 31-8 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 1:20 · WSH 74-68 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · WSH 78-84 BKN
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · WSH 78-84 BKN
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:17 · WSH 84-89 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q2 7:05 · WSH 36-23 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:17 · WSH 74-77 BKN
- Steal
Kris Humphries stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:17 · WSH 84-89 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 2:28 · WSH 78-84 BKN
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 0:48 · WSH 82-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Sundiata Gaines misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · WSH 84-92 BKN
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
