โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 27
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 3:00 ยท BKN 31-18 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 8:14 ยท BKN 99-82 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Reggie Evans and Andre Drummond
Q1 5:35 ยท BKN 9-12 DET
- Turnover
Tyshawn Taylor bad pass
Q4 0:55 ยท BKN 103-98 DET
- Turnover
MarShon Brooks 8 second turnover
Q4 0:45 ยท BKN 103-99 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:15 ยท BKN 52-45 DET
- Steal
Kim English stole it from Tyshawn Taylor
Q4 0:55 ยท BKN 103-98 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kim English misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 ยท BKN 103-98 DET
๐The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |








