⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 26 from three
- A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 25
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 8:07 · BKN 21-2 MEM
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19
Q2 2:44 · BKN 63-44 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 5:20 · BKN 79-53 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:42 · BKN 30-26 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
