⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter- Went cold from three, eleven of 34
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:37 · NY 17-7 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q1 0:49 · NY 40-18 BKN
- Lead
Julius Randle hit a driving layup, Evan Fournier with the assist
Q4 2:52 · NY 101-99 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:46 · NY 65-52 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q4 7:36 · NY 97-99 BKN
- Winner
Seth Curry hit a 24-foot three jumper, LaMarcus Aldridge with the assist
Q4 2:34 · NY 101-102 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cam Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:59 · NY 97-94 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
