⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 30-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 39
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:37 · BKN 9-4 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 4:41 · BKN 31-20 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 10:47 · BKN 42-33 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 10:34 · BKN 61-65 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 8:07 · BKN 75-95 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
