⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 27 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 27 of 47 from three
- A 20-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 68
A 13-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 15 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:44 · SAC 60-64 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 15
Q4 5:41 · SAC 113-128 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 6:16 · SAC 49-58 BKN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 22
Q3 6:34 · SAC 80-102 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:46 · SAC 63-68 BKN
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 27 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
