⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:46 · SAC 23-14 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:37 · SAC 95-102 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 3:25 · SAC 95-102 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 1:40 · SAC 74-91 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
