⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- A 19-0 run took them from 4 down to 15 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:24 · PHX 68-67 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:56 · PHX 85-78 BKN
- Steal
Jordan Goodwin stole it from Spencer Dinwiddie
Q4 0:07 · PHX 112-114 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 7:20 · PHX 8-9 BKN
- Turnover
Jordan Goodwin bad pass
Q4 2:47 · PHX 106-109 BKN
- Turnover
Jordan Goodwin bad pass
Q4 0:06 · PHX 112-114 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 4 down to 15 up
Q1 2:09 · PHX 22-37 BKN
- Steal
Cameron Johnson stole it from Jordan Goodwin
Q4 2:47 · PHX 106-109 BKN
- Steal
Spencer Dinwiddie stole it from Jordan Goodwin
Q4 0:06 · PHX 112-114 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nic Claxton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:35 · PHX 65-67 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas bad pass
Q4 2:54 · PHX 106-109 BKN
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass
Q4 0:07 · PHX 112-114 BKN
📊The numbers
| PHX | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
