⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 22-2 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:11 · NO 35-29 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:03 · NO 41-37 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 5:48 · NO 46-54 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 4:45 · NO 67-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kerry Kittles Technical Foul
Q3 9:03 · NO 41-37 BKN
📊The numbers
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 34 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
