⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 33 from three
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 11:00 · PHX 57-63 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Alex Len technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:32 · PHX 100-113 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:27 · PHX 21-25 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 3:47 · PHX 100-119 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean Kilpatrick bad pass
Q4 4:46 · PHX 96-102 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
