⏱️How 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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 29
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:45 · BKN 38-37 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 7:41 · BKN 59-49 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 4:35 · BKN 103-84 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses technical free throw
Q2 1:06 · BKN 38-37 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
