⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- They shot well above their usual, eight of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Linton Johnson Bad Pass
Q4 5:00 · CHI 71-70 BKN
- Turnover
Eddy Curry Lost Ball. Stolen by Rodney Rogers.
Q4 1:22 · CHI 77-81 BKN
- Turnover
Linton Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.
Q4 0:33 · CHI 79-81 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:22 · CHI 0-9 BKN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 2:49 · CHI 73-77 BKN
- Turnover
Rodney Rogers Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 1:17 · CHI 77-81 BKN
- Missed FT
Kerry Kittles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CHI 79-81 BKN
📊The numbers
| CHI | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
