⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:58 · SAC 29-30 BKN
- Steal
Buddy Hield stole it from Caris LeVert
Q4 0:37 · SAC 97-103 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Tolliver misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SAC 100-107 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:22 · SAC 0-8 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:41 · SAC 58-66 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive foul (Kosta Koufos draws the foul)
Q4 2:19 · SAC 93-99 BKN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 2:19 · SAC 93-99 BKN
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · SAC 97-103 BKN
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
