โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:54 ยท BKN 30-20 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Best missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:54 ยท BKN 58-51 CHA
- Technical
Travis Best Technical Foul
Q3 6:26 ยท BKN 60-51 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:24 ยท BKN 45-46 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:26 ยท BKN 60-51 CHA
๐The numbers
| BKN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |








