⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 40 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:16 · BKN 57-54 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:36 · BKN 65-57 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 9:10 · BKN 78-65 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · BKN 108-102 LAL
- Missed FT
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · BKN 113-110 LAL
- Missed FT
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BKN 114-110 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 5:29 · BKN 23-26 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:25 · BKN 100-97 LAL
- Steal
Kyle Kuzma stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 2:00 · BKN 108-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · BKN 106-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |








