⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:10 · BKN 14-5 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 8:49 · BKN 72-72 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 3:48 · BKN 23-25 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:01 · BKN 27-34 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Hickson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:06 · BKN 50-52 POR
- Technical
Jared Jeffries technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:49 · BKN 72-72 POR
📊The numbers
| BKN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |








