⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 9:36 · BKN 71-59 LAL
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Jordan Clarkson
Q4 2:14 · BKN 98-93 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · BKN 96-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:14 · BKN 98-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
