⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 41 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eight
- A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 4:48 · BKN 22-8 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyrese Martin flagrant foul type 1
Q2 11:48 · BKN 22-14 SA
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses technical free throw
Q2 3:18 · BKN 37-35 SA
- Technical
Noah Clowney technical foul
Q4 4:01 · BKN 80-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:00 · BKN 22-20 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:46 · BKN 51-60 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeremy Sochan technical foul
Q2 3:18 · BKN 37-35 SA
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q4 4:01 · BKN 80-91 SA
📊The numbers
| BKN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
