⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:22 · WSH 15-9 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:07 · WSH 54-56 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 3:25 · WSH 26-38 BKN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q2 1:20 · WSH 57-74 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
