⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 23 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 28-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 27 rebounds to 53
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 10:33 · BKN 38-22 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 10:27 · BKN 93-70 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:56 · BKN 57-57 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
