⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 40 from three
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 68
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 6:22 · BKN 23-12 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q2 0:55 · BKN 62-45 NY
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:20 · BKN 119-113 NY
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BKN 119-113 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:20 · BKN 82-71 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:43 · BKN 88-83 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:55 · BKN 61-45 NY
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:55 · BKN 62-45 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
