⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 50- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:01 · BKN 32-32 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q3 4:24 · BKN 86-65 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 11:07 · BKN 96-69 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 8:03 · BKN 5-20 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 7:35 · BKN 43-47 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:16 · BKN 70-61 PHX
📊The numbers
| BKN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
