⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:04 · BKN 62-50 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:03 · BKN 103-96 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 6:42 · BKN 121-109 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:09 · BKN 52-48 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:00 · BKN 62-60 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
