⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:30 · UTAH 10-2 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:54 · UTAH 84-89 BKN
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Brook Lopez
Q4 0:53 · UTAH 86-92 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:02 · UTAH 11-10 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:02 · UTAH 22-22 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 3:51 · UTAH 59-70 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · UTAH 86-92 BKN
- Missed FT
Donald Sloan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 94-96 BKN
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 96-97 BKN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
