⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:18 · BKN 64-72 WSH
- Technical
Deron Williams technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:18 · BKN 64-72 WSH
- Technical
New Jersey team technical foul
Q3 5:18 · BKN 64-74 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 6:03 · BKN 64-78 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 6:13 · BKN 84-103 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |








