⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 4- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, five of 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 7:43 · BKN 59-58 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q4 10:29 · BKN 84-74 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 0:08 · BKN 25-29 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 6:37 · BKN 31-40 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
