⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 4:30 · BKN 33-15 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 0:15 · BKN 121-113 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 11:25 · BKN 104-87 OKC
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Royce O'Neale
Q4 0:15 · BKN 121-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · BKN 119-112 OKC
- Turnover
Isaiah Joe steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:18 · BKN 121-113 OKC
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:09 · BKN 121-115 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
