⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Bulls 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 4-point lead to 13
Q1 9:26 · BKN 15-2 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:30 · BKN 89-72 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:26 · BKN 63-49 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 11:47 · BKN 30-20 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:58 · BKN 45-29 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
