⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 19-4 off them
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:22 · BKN 37-40 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keon Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · BKN 95-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BKN 111-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BKN 111-108 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 4:51 · BKN 13-26 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 0:37 · BKN 77-77 LAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 3:13 · BKN 99-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 19 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
