⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three
A 17-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 6 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 0:08 · LAL 68-66 BKN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:17 · LAL 101-107 BKN
- Ties it
Malik Monk hit a layup, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:45 · LAL 115-115 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:26 · LAL 104-110 BKN
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:10 · LAL 106-110 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 3:07 · LAL 18-33 BKN
- Winner
Nic Claxton hit a 1-foot alley oop dunk shot, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:40 · LAL 115-117 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Harden flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:44 · LAL 92-107 BKN
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:50 · LAL 104-110 BKN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q4 3:10 · LAL 106-110 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
