⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 25 from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 1:03 · BKN 37-23 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 0:37 · BKN 70-51 NY
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:22 · BKN 111-109 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 3:44 · BKN 106-107 NY
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving traveling
Q4 2:42 · BKN 106-109 NY
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:33 · BKN 106-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:16 · BKN 82-71 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:01 · BKN 104-104 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington traveling
Q4 1:15 · BKN 106-109 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · BKN 111-109 NY
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · BKN 113-109 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 68% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
