⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 32
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 6:05 · BKN 21-11 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 5:20 · BKN 44-29 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:48 · BKN 54-38 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kerry Kittles Technical Foul
Q1 11:23 · BKN 0-0 ATL
- Technical
Rodney Rogers Technical Foul
Q3 6:56 · BKN 63-52 ATL
- Technical
Rodney Rogers Technical Foul
Q3 6:56 · BKN 63-52 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
