⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 22
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 7:04 · BKN 56-36 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 37
Q4 11:05 · BKN 110-73 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 36-point lead to 44
Q4 8:42 · BKN 119-75 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:10 · BKN 65-49 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
