⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 8:28 · BKN 77-66 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 2:49 · BKN 123-94 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 11:15 · BKN 33-38 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:51 · BKN 47-53 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
