⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 25-10 off them
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:18 · BKN 14-5 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 7:35 · BKN 57-45 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 1:54 · BKN 76-55 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean Kilpatrick lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · BKN 103-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 8:56 · BKN 78-69 DET
- Steal
Tobias Harris stole it from Sean Kilpatrick
Q4 1:01 · BKN 103-98 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ish Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · BKN 101-93 DET
- Turnover
Aron Baynes lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · BKN 103-98 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
