⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Jose Calderon stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:57 · NY 91-94 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Amar'e Stoudemire and Kevin Garnett
Q3 9:04 · NY 48-58 BKN
- Turnover
Shane Larkin bad pass
Q4 4:35 · NY 79-87 BKN
- Missed FT
Amar'e Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:54 · NY 86-91 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:36 · NY 2-10 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 4:58 · NY 79-87 BKN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett traveling
Q4 2:14 · NY 88-91 BKN
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:57 · NY 91-94 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
