⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their four- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 28
- A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:53 · BKN 68-75 DET
- Winner
Dennis Schroder hit a 29-foot three jumper
Q4 2:54 · BKN 104-103 DET
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up
Q4 4:51 · BKN 113-103 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 3:55 · BKN 99-103 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 9:28 · BKN 5-18 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Wiseman offensive foul
Q4 3:52 · BKN 99-103 DET
- Turnover
Chimezie Metu lost ball turnover
Q4 3:08 · BKN 101-103 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:26 · BKN 104-103 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 2 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
