⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 37
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the third 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 9:00 · BKN 19-6 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 2:10 · BKN 85-82 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:20 · BKN 95-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nic Claxton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:48 · BKN 44-28 LAL
- Technical
Seth Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:00 · BKN 58-56 LAL
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · BKN 85-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q3 11:02 · BKN 58-60 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:29 · BKN 16-6 LAL
- Technical
Troy Brown Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · BKN 85-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
