⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 19-9 off them
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 8:17 · BKN 45-33 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 11:14 · BKN 62-40 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 5:03 · BKN 77-59 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:22 · BKN 106-96 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 3:55 · BKN 91-83 POR
📊The numbers
| BKN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
