⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:11 · BKN 11-5 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q1 2:45 · BKN 39-18 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Noah Clowney flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:49 · BKN 85-60 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 17
Q3 7:49 · BKN 85-68 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 36 | Assists | 18 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
