⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 9:43 · BKN 22-6 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q2 10:00 · BKN 56-27 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 5:24 · BKN 136-110 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q2 4:26 · BKN 71-46 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q2 1:29 · BKN 75-59 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 11:24 · BKN 122-104 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:09 · BKN 31-14 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
