⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
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 dragged them back level
Q2 10:56 · BKN 35-35 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:46 · BKN 78-83 SA
- Steal
Spencer Dinwiddie stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 1:18 · BKN 88-91 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · BKN 83-89 SA
- Missed FT
DeMarre Carroll misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · BKN 88-94 SA
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · BKN 92-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 8:11 · BKN 50-67 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:27 · BKN 85-91 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 1:18 · BKN 88-91 SA
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 0:19 · BKN 92-97 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 1 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 28 | Blocks | 20 |
