⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 17 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 20-0 run took them from 5 down to 15 up in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 5 down to 15 up
Q3 9:15 · BKN 62-47 SA
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mirza Teletovic with the assist
OT 4:01 · BKN 91-88 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:09 · BKN 95-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
Danny Green hit a three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 0:02 · BKN 88-88 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
