⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 23
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their nine
A 18-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:44 · PHX 13-6 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 10:23 · PHX 55-68 BKN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:54 · PHX 94-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:52 · PHX 59-74 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 0:59 · PHX 29-38 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 3:35 · PHX 45-66 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 5:13 · PHX 61-85 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:20 · PHX 45-52 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
