⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 7:43 · BKN 24-8 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q2 5:52 · BKN 62-39 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35
Q4 9:38 · BKN 108-73 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q4 4:36 · BKN 108-82 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
