⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 9:17 · BKN 19-4 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 0:35 · BKN 85-58 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:57 · BKN 25-22 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Delk missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:47 · BKN 25-20 ATL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
