⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
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 dragged them back level
Q2 10:30 · BKN 32-32 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 5:41 · BKN 71-65 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:02 · BKN 4-8 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:22 · BKN 54-58 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 0:37 · BKN 73-77 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · BKN 85-88 NO
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · BKN 85-88 NO
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
