⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elton Brand misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:15 · DAL 95-103 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 3:27 · DAL 96-112 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 4:16 · DAL 93-101 BKN
📊The numbers
| DAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
