⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:18 · BKN 13-2 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:49 · BKN 70-57 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 3:36 · BKN 109-85 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:57 · BKN 35-26 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
