⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 7:22 · BKN 20-4 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








