⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:24 · BKN 56-58 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 7:21 · BKN 93-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quincy Acy turnover Steven Adams
Q4 2:33 · BKN 94-91 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:10 · BKN 96-91 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:30 · BKN 96-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 5:56 · BKN 9-19 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 2:43 · BKN 17-33 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:11 · BKN 94-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:35 · BKN 96-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 · BKN 96-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 21 | Blocks | 25 |
