⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
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 took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 2:54 · BKN 27-20 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 5:03 · BKN 66-62 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 6:58 · BKN 92-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Thomas Robinson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:24 · BKN 25-20 PHX
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · BKN 84-85 PHX
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · BKN 90-85 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:00 · BKN 56-60 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 1:06 · BKN 70-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · BKN 87-85 PHX
- Turnover
Markieff Morris turnover
Q4 1:52 · BKN 90-87 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Knight lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · BKN 94-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| BKN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
