⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Made one threes to their seven
- They shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:50 · BKN 66-58 CHI
- Ties it
Richard Jefferson made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:01 · BKN 99-99 CHI
- Winner
Richard Jefferson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:01 · BKN 100-99 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nenad Krstic Bad Pass
Q4 1:50 · BKN 92-89 CHI
- Turnover
Nenad Krstic Turnover
Q4 1:01 · BKN 93-92 CHI
- Turnover
Nenad Krstic Offensive Foul. Tyson Chandler gains possession.
Q4 1:01 · BKN 93-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:00 · BKN 20-30 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 10:38 · BKN 76-77 CHI
- Go-ahead
Kirk Hinrich made driving layup.
Q4 0:54 · BKN 93-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:16 · BKN 86-82 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · BKN 97-99 CHI
📊The numbers
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
