⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 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
+14Q135-20
-9Q222-31
+7Q339-30
-4Q432-35
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
3Offensive rebounds16
9Blocks2
8Fast break points18
13Points off turnovers6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 5:27 · BKN 31-16 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 11:31 · BKN 35-28 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
