⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-7 off them
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:28 · BKN 23-25 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:41 · BKN 34-30 WSH
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 1:58 · BKN 106-102 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:30 · BKN 2-10 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 8:12 · BKN 6-20 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 1:58 · BKN 106-102 WSH
📊The numbers
| BKN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
