⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:46 · BKN 19-18 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:45 · BKN 45-30 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Harris bad pass
Q4 3:08 · BKN 108-103 NY
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · BKN 112-108 NY
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · BKN 115-110 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:38 · BKN 96-89 NY
- Steal
Julius Randle stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:10 · BKN 115-110 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
Q4 0:03 · BKN 115-112 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
