⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET 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 Pistons did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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 1-point lead to 9
Q3 4:09 · BKN 69-60 DET
- Lead
James Harden hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · BKN 92-91 DET
- Winner
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 1:37 · BKN 94-92 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:18 · BKN 90-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 5:00 · BKN 90-91 DET
- Go-ahead
Mason Plumlee hit a dunk
Q4 2:59 · BKN 90-91 DET
- Ties it
Mason Plumlee hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · BKN 92-92 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · BKN 92-92 DET
- Turnover
Jerami Grant bad pass
Q4 1:19 · BKN 94-92 DET
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · BKN 96-92 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
