⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:19 · BKN 30-20 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21
Q3 2:33 · BKN 103-82 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:21 · BKN 114-104 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Stewart flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:40 · BKN 106-94 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
