⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:52 · BKN 40-39 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:30 · BKN 92-97 WSH
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Marcin Gortat
Q4 2:13 · BKN 98-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · BKN 93-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:21 · BKN 97-99 WSH
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · BKN 98-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 7:15 · BKN 14-25 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:37 · BKN 67-79 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · BKN 98-101 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:36 · BKN 102-108 WSH
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · BKN 104-109 WSH
📊The numbers
| BKN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
