โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ NY better than we expected
โผ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 10:22 ยท NY 43-52 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 10:06 ยท NY 23-39 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 10:15 ยท NY 61-84 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Alan Anderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:22 ยท NY 43-52 BKN
๐The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |








