⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 52
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:08 · BKN 22-25 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 10:07 · BKN 70-53 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q3 3:03 · BKN 86-63 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:33 · BKN 10-23 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 10:11 · BKN 87-71 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
