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9 vs 2:
The Nets opened up scorching hot for the second game in a row, scoring 36 points on 60.9% shooting, assisting on nine of the team’s 14 baskets. Then the ball movement stopped, and the Nets cooled off, scoring a paltry 19 points in the second quarter on only two assists. Leading to…
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23-6:
The Nets played porous defense in the first half, but nearly went shot for shot with the Warriors until the Golden State went on a 23-6 run to end the second quarter. Igoudola earned a poster, Klay Thompson’s tongue hung out his mouth a la Jordan and Marese Speights laughed at his opponents as the Warriors opened up a double digit lead from which The Nets would never recover.
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18.8%:
The Nets entered the game shooting 40.5% beyond the arc, but failed to find any traction from three, going 3-16. In stark contrast, The Warriors netted 11 3-pointers. A bonus number: zero three point attempts from the Nets during the first quarter, which turned out to be their best offensive quarter.
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11:
The Warriors, believe it or not, entered the game with the 17th rated offense in the league, at 104.5 points per 100 possessions. How does a team with this type of firepower possess a middle-of-the-road offense thus far? It’s turnovers: the Warriors entered the game averaging a league-worst 22.1 turnovers per game, a number they cut in half tonight on their way to a victory.
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41:
The Nets actually slowed the Warriors offense down during a spirited second half, holding the team to 41 points. But tired legs, missed opportunities, and a few bad breaks on deflections and long boards kept the Nets at bay – only briefly cutting the lead to five for a short time in the waning minutes of the game.
More bonus numbers: We’d be remiss to not recognize Jarrett Jack’s perfect day from the field, 10 for 10, in a nice bounce back from an awful game in Phoenix.
