⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 4:40 · BKN 29-22 NY
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q2 0:03 · BKN 74-61 NY
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:37 · BKN 107-105 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:25 · BKN 10-18 NY
- Go-ahead
Alec Burks hit a 26-foot three jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 2:40 · BKN 103-105 NY
- Ties it
Evan Fournier hit a 27-foot three jumper, Alec Burks with the assist
Q4 0:17 · BKN 110-110 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:36 · BKN 107-105 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · BKN 108-105 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
