⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 1:32 · BKN 91-88 NY
- Winner
Jeff Green hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BKN 113-112 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Julius Randle
Q4 5:24 · BKN 102-99 NY
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:37 · BKN 112-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 1:31 · BKN 31-37 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 2:02 · BKN 53-67 NY
- Ties it
Alec Burks hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:26 · BKN 112-112 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nerlens Noel misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · BKN 109-105 NY
- Missed FT
Nerlens Noel misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · BKN 109-105 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
