⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:42 · NY 13-3 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:09 · NY 92-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:24 · NY 54-62 BKN
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:52 · NY 72-84 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:41 · NY 33-42 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 2:59 · NY 59-78 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
